Ink drawing on paper, depicting the cellar of the George Ross House: "Arch over Spring in Cellar of the Ross House." A door is open to reveal an arched path with an upright barrel near a dark area.
Pencil drawing on paper of the George Ross House, a large 2-story house in two sections. The larger section has a jerkin-headed gambrel roof. The drawing does no show much detail, but does include a tree in front of the house. NOT FOUND IN BOX 0066, July 2023
A caption at the bottom reads "Geo. Ross House.
(Written by Scott Sagar, 12/08/2000.)
This house was owned by George Ross, Lancaster's Signer, who purchased the property from a German farmer in the early 1750s. The house was razed to make way for building lots and today the site is marked by a monument.
The same building is shown in more detail in P.77.31.32.
Two significant brown spots appear on the left side, both a little over an inch in from the edge; one is 2" from the top edge, the other is 3" from the bottom edge. The entire left edge is slightly creased. Two small holes, probably made by a pin, appear in the upper corners.
The piece is currently float-mounted in hinged window matting.
Object ID
P.77.31.50
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Role
Artist
Credit
Acquired through the generosity of the James Hale Steinman Foundation, Heritage Center Collection
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Additional Notes
Enslaved girl listed.
1 item, 2 pieces
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Credit
Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
Signers of Petition: Jacob Gisch, John Houtz, Abraham Zublin, Henry Bear, Daniel Grosh, John Schwalge, James Patterson Jr., Joseph Cloud, George Briscoe, Henry Diffenderffer, Samuel Huston, Pater Hawman, Henry Huffnagle, Andrew Boggs, Jacob Rigler, Henry Conn, John Longenecker, Christian Steman, Stephen St. John, George Deyer, Frederick Frank, David Sandoe, Benjamin Long, Joseph Hubley, John Wilson, and one other.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Located on turnpike road leading from Lancaster to Columbia, in the town of Mount Pleasant.
Petition allowed.
Signers of Petition: John Habaker, Benjamin Kaufman, C. Bauchman Jr., William Montgomery Jr., M. Wither, Jacob Graeff, John Neff, Jacob Krug, Andrew Graff, John Peden, John Graff, Andrew Boggs, Hugh Wilson, Christian Rorer and one other.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
