Poster drawn to raise funds to save the Ellicott House
Description
Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County poster to raise money to preserve the Andrew Ellicott House. A group of local citizens banded together to save the building from impending demolition. The poster for this fund-raising event was drawn and lettered by Dr. Paul "Rip" Ripple.
Admin/Biographical History
In the early 1970s, the building was purchased by The Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County.
In 1978, the building was sold to the Louise Steinman von Hess Foundation. Restoration work by the Foundation began early in 1978 and was completed by 1981. The house was donated to the Trust by the Foundation in 1997.
Sehner-Ellicott-Von Hess House is a historic home located at 123 N. Prince Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1780 by George Sehner, and is a finely restored house built in the Georgian style of architecture. It was occupied by Andrew Ellicott (1754–1820), first United States Surveyor General, from 1801 to 1813.[2] Ellicott helped prepare Captain Meritorious Lewis for his exploration of the Louisiana Purchase. It was here, in 1803, that meetings between Andrew Ellicott and Meriwether Lewis were held in preparation for the Lewis and Clark expedition.
The Ellicott House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. It is now the home of the Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County, and open to visitors.
