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American engravers upon copper and steel

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Author
Stauffer, David McNeely,
Date of Publication
1990.
Call Number
796.92 S798
Responsibility
by David McNeely Stauffer, Mantle Fielding & Thomas Hovey Gage.
ISBN
0938768476 (set)
9780938768470 (set)
Author
Stauffer, David McNeely,
Place of Publication
Mamaroneck, New York
Publisher
Sam Seiffer,
Date of Publication
1990.
Physical Description
3 v. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Notes
Vols. 1-2 originally published: New York : Grolier Club if the City of New York, 1907.
Vol. 3, by Mantle Fielding, was originally published in 1917 as a supplement to Stauffer's work.
Library has: v. 1, v. 2.
Reprint of the Grolier Club of the City of New York, 1907
Contents
Pt. 1. Biographical sketches, illustrated -- pt. 2. Check-list of the works of the earlier engravers -- Pt. 3. Biographical sketches and check lists of engravings : a supplement to David McNeely Staugger's American engravers.
Subjects
Engravers - United States.
Additional Author
Fielding, Mantle,
Gage, Thomas Hovey,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
796.92 S798
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Collection
David McNeely Stauffer Papers
Title
David McNeely Stauffer Papers (MG-369)
Object ID
MG0369
Date Range
1859-1889
  1 document     1 image  
Collection
David McNeely Stauffer Papers
Title
David McNeely Stauffer Papers (MG-369)
Description
This collection contains a sketchbook and copybook of Jacob Stauffer and his son, David McNeely Stauffer. The sketch of a log house and watercolor of the Mathiot House are both attributed to David McNeely Stauffer. Letters written to D. M. Stauffer refer to The Intelligencer, genealogy related to a portrait, and his collection of signatures.
Admin/Biographical History
David McNeely Stauffer (1845-1913)
Stauffer's extraordinary life began in 1845, in Mount Joy. His father was Jacob Stauffer and his mother was Mary Ann McNeely. He was raised by his stepmother since his mother passed when he was only a year old. His childhood home had somewhat of a local legend which claimed it was haunted by the unpleasant pirate who built it.
Around 1858, economic trouble forced the Stauffers to relocate to Lancaster City. His father took a job at the Lancaster Athenaeum library (on the 3rd floor of the old city hall) for small pay with the arrangement that he could establish his patent office there. David was inseparable from his father and spent more time at the library than he did at his home on North Duke Street.
From a young age David was enormously successful in school, no doubt due to his long hours at the library and absorbing the teachings of his father who was interested in natural sciences. He graduated from high school at an accelerated pace and earned his diploma at the age of 16. From there, he attended Franklin and Marshall college on a scholarship.
A crisis strikes Lancaster in 1862 with the invasion of the confederate army into Maryland. David, along with fellow classmates, were raised into a slapdash and disastrously ill prepared unit. They were eventually involved in the battle of Antietam if one uses the term "involved" loosely. Having virtually no experience or training they were kept out of the fight. After the short-lived adventure David returned to school for another year but, possibly hoping to see more action, he rejoined the service as an artillery man. Later, he accepted a job on the railways before he was offered an appointment as Master's Mate in the navy and he once again joined the military.
After his service, he returned to railroad work where he was determined to become an engineer. By 1870 he had achieved this goal, being appointed head engineer for construction of a Philadelphia street bridge. David was 25 years old. He worked diligently as an engineer for many years and finally opening his own business in New York as a consulting engineer in 1882. Stauffer was in high demand as he was considered an expert in his trade and was widely known. He was the second American to ever become a member of the Institute of Civil Engineers in London. He also became part-owner and chief editor for "Engineering News" for 23 years.
He was very active socially, largely invested in civic improvement, and belonged to numerous societies and clubs. He was also well-traveled. Appreciative of many arts, he took a particular interest in engravings which he collected. He even published a book which is critical to many collectors today: "American Engravers upon Copper and Steel".
Stauffer married rather late in life, at the age of 47, but his meeting with his wife is so extraordinary it sounds more like a sketch from a Melville novel. A shipwreck is the romantic occasion upon which these two lovers met, David and his future wife, Florence Scribner. David had been asked on an assignment for the Engineering News and Florence had been accompanying her father on a steamship when it wrecked in the Caribbean. They were married no more than a year later and set up residence in Yonkers, New York where he died in 1913.
Stauffer's passion for sketching was no doubt due to his father whose botanical sketches are still widely admired today. Of note is David's bookplate design used by Lancaster County Historical Society, which is one of many that he designed. He also left a legacy of no less than 70 drawings of early Lancaster City buildings, an unparalleled collection. Some buildings he documented still stand today; some weren't even standing when he drew them. He drew some earlier buildings that had been destroyed using only the descriptions from those who remembered them and historical documents.
Sources:
"David McNeely Stauffer". Elizabeth Clarke Kieffer. Papers of the Lancaster County Historical Society, vol. 56. 1952 no.7David McNeely Stauffer could be called many things: scholar, soldier, traveler, engineer, artist, collector, author. Clearly a man of many talents and many pursuits, in his life he seemed determined to collect a wide variety of experiences.
"Biographical Sketch of David McNeely Knox Stauffer". John W. Jordan. The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 37. (Philadelphia : PA).
"David McNeely Stauffer: The Little-Known Legacy He Left to Lancaster." A Talk to the Lancaster County Historical Society by C. Eugene Moore. May 7th, 1996.
"David McNeely Stauffer Aids Today's Scholars" in Artists' Album/Lancaster County. Gerald S. Lestz. Science Press, 1983.
Works by Stauffer:
"Documentary History of the Borough of Lancaster"
"American Engravers upon Copper and Steel"
Date Range
1859-1889
Creation Date
1859-1889
Year Range From
1859
Year Range To
1889
Creator
Stauffer, David McNeely, 1845-1913
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 09
People
Duportail, Louis Lebègue
Gratz, Simon
Hensel, William Uhler
Montgomery, James
Montgomery, Robert
Montgomery, William A.
Rice, James M.
Stauffer, David McNeely
Stauffer, Jacob
Other Creators
Stauffer, Jacob
Subjects
Drawings
Letters
Sketchbooks
Watercolors
Search Terms
Drawings
Letters
Sketchbooks
Paintings, Watercolor
Manuscript groups
Finding aids
Extent
5 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0369
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
See also: David McNeely Stauffer drawings in the Curatorial Collection
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Patrons must make an appointment with the Director of Archival Services to view the sketchbook in Folder 1. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-369
Other Number
MG-369
Classification
MG0369
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared 2010; revised 2014, 2015.
Images
Documents
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Collection
George Steinman Papers
Title
George Steinman Papers, Series 1 and 2
Object ID
MG0184
Date Range
1738-1955
  2 documents  
Collection
George Steinman Papers
Title
George Steinman Papers, Series 1 and 2
Description
The George Steinman Papers, Series 1 contains an album, compiled by George Steinman, with many photographs of buildings, tombstones, monuments and scenes of Lancaster city and county. Ephemera and newspaper articles are among the photographs. Represented in the album are Postlethwaite's Tavern, hotels and taverns, fire houses, the Conestoga massacre, churches, cemeteries, Ephrata Cloister, prominent citizens and their homes, Stehli Silk Mill, and schools. The four boxes contain orginal correspondence, documents, photographs and ephemera or and pertaining to the same subject matter as the album.
The George Steinman Papers, Series 2 is a collection of original correspondence, documents, photographs, and ephemera primarily compiled by George Steinman. The contents of Series 2 represent Lancaster city and county events, prominent citizens, buildings, monuments, churches, cemeteries, schools, and businesses. Most of what Steinman collected relates to 18th and 19th century Pennsylvania, highlighting Lancaster and Philadelphia. One of the key events highlighted is the Revolutionary war; with documents and images related to Philadelphia, George Washington, the Atlee family, and General Edward Hand. There are images relating to the Christiana Riot and to various buildings in early Lancaster; including but not limited to the Old Jail, the British Prison, and Postlethwaite's Tavern. Also included in the collection is currency printed by Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia in 1764, and Confederate States currency and bonds.
System of Arrangement
This collection is divided into two series:
Series 1 The Steinman Album
Series 2 Documents, Photographs, Ephemera
Date Range
1738-1955
Year Range From
1738
Year Range To
1955
Date of Accumulation
ca. 1860-1920
Creator
Steinman, George Michael, 1847-1920
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Altee, John
André, John
Appel, T. Roberts
Armstrong, Elizabeth
Atlee, Samuel John
Atlee, Washington Lemuel
Atlee, William Augustus
Atlee, William Pitt
Baer, John
Baily, Francis
Bair, Daniel
Baker, James G.
Baldwin, Edith L.
Barr, Elias
Barton, Thomas
Bausman, Elizabeth
Bausman, William
Bear, Henry
Beck, Herbert Huebener
Beck, Martin
Beecher, William C.
Beissel, Conrad
Beissel, John Conrad
Bender, Henry
Bethel, Samuel
Bezellon, Martha Coombe
Bezellon, Peter
Boehm, Henry
Boyle, Philip
Breneman, Benjamin Franklin
Breneman, Gideon
Breneman, Franklin Henry
Broll, John
Brown, J. H.
Bryan, George
Buchanan, James
Buchmiller, Dulon Frank
Burkhart, Anna Margarita
Burkhart, George
Burrowes, Francis Smith
Burrowes, Thomas Henry
Burt, Nathaniel
Calder, George, Jr.
Cameron, James
Carpenter, John
Carpenter, William
Cheves, Langdon
Clay, Henry
Clemson, James
Coleman, Elizabeth
Coleman, Robert
Coleman, William
Cope, Caleb
Cope, Thomas P.
Cox, John
Crawford, James
Crowel, Mary R.
Damant, James
Davis, Benjamin Franklin
Dering, Henry
Detwiler, Thomas Craig
Diffenbaugh, Henry
Diffenderfer, Milton Hess
Diffenderffer, Frank Reid
Diller, Graybill
Donnley, Felix
Downing, Samuel
Dufresne, Samuel
Duvel, P. S.
Eberly, Michael
Edge, Walter Warren
Eichholtz, Jacob
Ellicott, Andrew
Elliot, Robert
Ellmaker, Nathaniel
Eshleman, Frank
Fahnestock, Samuel
Ferree, Philip
Fordney, Melchoir
Forney, J. A.
Fox, Cyrus
Frailey, Jacob
Franklin, George F.
Franklin, Walter
Fraser, Susan
Frazer, Reah
Fulton, Robert
Funck, John
Funk, John
Galbreath, John
Geist, M. W.
Germon, W. L.
Gill, William
Gingrich, Amos
Graff, Andreas
Grant, Hamilton
Graybill, Jacob
Groff, John M.
Groff, Sebastian
Grosh, John
Grove, Annie C.
Grubb, Daisy
Grubb, Peter
Hager, Walter C.
Haldeman, Samuel Steman
Hall, Charles
Hamilton, Andrew
Hamilton, James
Hammond, Frederick W.
Hamond, E. R.
Hand, Edward
Hand, John
Hand, Mollie
Harpel, Charlotte
Hayes, Alexander Laws
Hazen, Moses
Heinitsh, August
Heintzelman, Samuel Peter
Heister, Joseph
Henderson, Barton
Henderson, Thomas G.
Henry, John Joseph
Hensel, George Washington, Jr.
Hensel, William Uhler
Herr, Christian
Herr, Hans
Herr, Rudy
Hews, George H.
Hoffnagle, Peter
Hood, Alexander H.
Hostetter, Albert Keller
Hughes, Edward
Hutter, Christian
Jacobs, Cyrus
Jenkins, David
Jenkins, William
Kevinski, John B.
King, George H.
Kirkpatrick, William
Konigmacher, Joseph
Kroome, Hiram
Krug, George
Kuhn, Simon
Kuhn, Simon Adam
Landis, David Bachman
Landis, David H.
Landis, Harry
Landis, Jacob
Light, John B.
Lightner, Michael
Lincoln, Abraham
Lippold, John W.
Loeb, Jacob
Long, Henry Grimler
Long, Isaac
Lowery, Alexander
Lowery, Lazarus
Ludlow, Robert Fulton
Magee, David Francis
Marshall, Christopher
Marshall, John
Martin, C. H.
Mason, S.
Mathiot, John
Matlack, Timothy
Mayer, Christian B.
McCaskey, John Piersol "Jack"
McClain, Francis Bernard
McClellan, George Brinton
McCormick, D. R.
McFarquahr, Colin
McGrann, Bernard John
Melsheimmer, Frederick Valentine
Metzger, Samuel H.
Mifflin, Thomas
Miller, Dave "Devil"
Miller, John
Miller, Susanna
Mishler, Benjamin
Montgomery, John R.
Montgomery, William
Morton, William Augustus
Mulhatten, Barney
Musser, Yost
Myers, Albert
Mylin, Martin
Neff, John
Nevin, John D.
North, Hugh McAlister
Old, James
Parks, Jake
Pastor, John
Peiper, William L.
Penn, William
Pitt, William
Porter, Andrew
Porter, George B.
Pyle, Howard
Ramsey, David
Raub, Galen John Peoples
Reigart, Adam
Reigart, Emanuel C.
Reilly, Mary Gertrude Costigan
Reinmansnyder, Helen
Reynolds, George Nelson
Reynolds, John Fulton
Reynolds, William
Rogers, Milton C.
Rose, Frederick
Ross, George
Ross, Patton
Sauber, Charles Alvin
Sener, Samuel Miller
Seyfert, Augustus G.
Shober, Emanuel
Shreiner, Philip
Slaymaker, Henry
Slaymaker, Henry Edwin
Slaymaker, L.
Slaymaker, William
Sloane, S.
Slough, Elizabeth
Smith, Charles
Snavely, Harry H.
Stahr, John Summers
Stambauch, Samuel
Stauffer, David McNeely
Stedman, Alexander
Steinman, George Michael
Stevens, Thaddeus
Stiegel, Henry William
Strong Wolf, Chief
Summy, Levi
Sutter, John Augustus
Tener, John C.
Thornburg, Robert
Todd, Charles
Tomlinson, George
Urban, John
Vogan, John
Washington, George
Webb, James
West, Benjamin
Wharton, Thomas
Whiteside, John
Wiley, William
Williamson, Henry Stackhouse
Willson, George Bolivar
Willson, John
Winover, Peter
Wise, Charles
Wise, John
Witmer, Abraham
Witmer, David
Witmer, Esther Elizabeth
Worner, William Frederic
Wright, James
Wright, John
Yeates, Catharine
Yeates, Jasper
Zahm, Godfried
Zahm, Mathias
Zahm, Samuel H.
Zantzinger, Paul
Zehmer, Anthony
Zinzendorf, Nicholaus
Subjects
Ephemera
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Search Terms
Abbeville (Historic estate)
Abbeville Mill
Advent Lutheran Church
Albright's Transportation Depot
All Saints Episcopal Church
American Hose Company
Balloons
Bangor Episcopal Church
Berks County Historical Society
Binkley's Bridge
Bird-In-Hand Friends Meetinghouse
Boehm's Chapel
Buch Tavern
Buchanan Park
Caledonia Furnace
Carpenter's Union Church
Cat Tavern
Cemeteries
Central Cigar Store
Chalices
Chestnut Level Presbyterian Church
Christ Lutheran Church
Christian Herr House
Christiana Resistance
Churches
Clare Point Stock Farm
Columbia - Wrightsville Bridge
Columbia Friends Meetinghouse
Conestoga Furnace
Conestoga Glue Factory
Conestoga Navigation Company
Conestoga wagon
Cosgrove's Tavern
County House
Courthouses
Covered bridges
Disasters
Donegal Presbyterian Church
Downing's Mill
Eagle Hotel
Eden Iron Works
Edge Tool Forge
Elizabeth Furnace
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Engleside, Lancaster Twp.
Ephemera
Ephrata Cloister
Ephrata Mountain Springs Hotel
Exchange Hotel
Feagleyville
Federal Hall
Finding aids
Fire departments
Fires
First National Store
First Presbyterian Church, Lancaster
First Reformed Church, Lancaster
Fites Eddy Hotel
Fountain Inn
Franklin and Marshall College
Franklin College
Franklin House
Fulton Cotton Mill
General Sutter Inn
Golden Swan Hotel
Grace Lutheran Church
Graeff's Landing
Grape Tavern
Gravestones
Graveyards
Green Cottage
Grubb Mansion
Halfway House
Hans Herr House
Hardwicke
Harmony Hall
Heinitsh Drug Store
Historical markers
Hope Episcopal Church
Hopewell Forge
Hotels
Humane Fire Company
Humes Woolen Mill
Hutter's Folly
Indian Queen Tavern
Indigenous peoples
J. B. Distillery
Keener's Mill
Kepler Lodge
Krug House
Lafayette Hill
Lamb Tavern
Lamparter's Row
Lancaster Academy
Lancaster County Courthouse
Lancaster County Historical Society
Lancaster County National Bank
Lancaster County Prison
Lancaster Curling Club
Lancaster Fencibles
Lancaster Moravian Church
Landisville Mennonite Meetinghouse
Leacock Presbyterian Church
Linden Hall
Lititz Moravian Church
Manuscript groups
Marietta and Susquehanna Trading Company
Markets
Martic Forge, Martic Twp.
Martin Meylin's Gunshop
Masonic halls
Masonic lodges
Massasoit Hall
Mechanics Library
Mellinger Mennonite Church
Middle Octorara Presbyterian Church
Millersville Academy
Millersville State Normal School
Millersville University
Mills
Mischler's Exchange
Mishler's Beer Garden
Montgomery House
Monuments
Moss Cigar Factory
Mount Bethel Mansion
Mount Hope Furnace
Native Americans
Odd Fellows Hall
Old City Hall
Old Welsh Graveyard
Paper mills
Parish houses
Paxton Boys
Penn Square
Pennsbury Manor
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pequea Presbyterian Church
Petroglyphs
Photographs
Plough Tavern
Poole Forge
Postlethwaite's Tavern
Powder houses
Practical Farmer Hotel
Ranck's Mill
Reigart's Landing
Reigart's Old Wine Store
Relay Hotel
Revolutionary War
Rock Ford
Ruth's Fine Groceries
Sadsbury Friends Meetinghouse
Safe Harbor Rolling Mill
Schools
Scrapbooks
Shiffler Fire Company
Ship Tavern
Shippen School
Sign of the Bull Tavern
Sign of the Hat Tavern
Sorrel Horse Hotel
St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church
St. James Episcopal Church
St. John's Episcopal Church
St. John's Lutheran Church
St. John's United Church of Christ
St. Mary's Catholic Church
St. Michael's Lutheran Church
St. Paul's United Church of Christ
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Stamps
Stehli Silk Mill
Stock certificates
Strasburg Academy
Strasburg Mennonite Cemetery
Strasburg Methodist Episcopal Church
Sunflower Inn
Swamp Church
Swan Hotel
Tavern signs
Taverns
Ten Hour House
Three Crowns Tavern
Trinity Lutheran Church
Union Bethel Church
Union Fire Company
Union Hotel
Valley Forge, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Vermont Historical Society
Voganville Hotel
Wabank House
Washington Hotel
Washington Memorial Chapel
Waterloo Tavern
Waterworks
Watt and Shand
Weaverland Mennonite Church
Wheatland
White Horse Hotel
White Swan Hotel
William Pitt Tavern
Windsor Forge
Witmer's Bridge
Witness Tree
Woodward Hill Cemetery
F. W. Woolworth Co.
York Furnace
Young Men's Christian Association
Zion Lutheran Church
Extent
1 scrapbook, 4 boxes, 112 folders, 3.5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0184
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Copies
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Series #, Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
"Mr. Geo. Steinman who started this collection of pictures. This book was presented to the Lanc. Co. Historical Society after his death by Mr. Geo. S. Franklin."
John M. Gibson is recorded as the donor, 1968, in LancasterHistory's accession records.
LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available.
The use of the original album is restricted. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org with questions.
Copyright
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-184
Classification
MG0184
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Series 1 processed and finding aid prepared PK and MSH, 2008. Series 2 finding aid prepared by JE, 2018. Added to database 20 July 2021.
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # C980002119, 2021-2024.
Documents
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The documentary history of the Borough of Lancaster: commencing with an abstract of the original minutes of the corporation from A.D. 1742 to 1818, from the original in the mayor's office

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14406
Author
Stauffer, David McNeely,
Call Number
CA 08-01 0105, Archives South
Author
Stauffer, David McNeely,
Physical Description
1 v.
Notes
Transferred from MG-167.
Finding aid in the repository: City Archives.
Summary
Handwritten, bound volume by David McNeely Stauffer. Also contains newspaper clippings and handwritten genealogical chart of George McCall and Ann Yeates.
Rights
May not be photocopied.
Subjects
Municipal government - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Archive - Government Record
Call Number
CA 08-01 0105, Archives South
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The documentary history of the Borough of Lancaster : commencing with an abstract of the original minutes of the corporation run A.D. 1742 to1818 from the riginal in the Mayor's office-1882

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo12774
Author
Stauffer, David McNeely ,
Date of Publication
1882.
Call Number
354.12 L245s
Responsibility
by D. MN. Stauffer.
Author
Stauffer, David McNeely ,
Place of Publication
[s.l
Publisher
s.n. ]
Date of Publication
1882.
Physical Description
129 l. ; 29 cm.
Notes
Transcriiption.
Original housed in Archives at CA 08-01 0105.
Minutes of the Burgesses and Assistants ; 1742-1818 ;officers of the Borough, 1742-1818--Correspondence relating to Lancaster, PA, as the seat of the National Government.
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
354.12 L245s
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Sawbuck House
Object ID
P.77.31.01
Date Range
1879-1881
  1 image  
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Sawbuck House
Description
Ink drawing done over pencil sketch of the "Sawbuck House", done on a small lined piece of paper. The house is of brick and half timber construction. The side facing out to the right has two windows with fifteen panes each and twin shutters; above these two windows, closer to the peak of the roof, is a smaller, partially open window with nine panes showing.
The adjacent side, facing out to the left, has three windows and a door; one of these windows is similar to the first two, although with only twelve panes; the other two windows have their shutters closed. Below these two windows, almost at street level, is a much smaller window, probably looking into the basement. The door is set in from its frame, and has steps leading up to it, flanked by two low walls acting as railings. There is a chimney in the center of the roof.
The entire "Sawbuck House" is flush up against another, slightly larger building on its left side, also with a chimney in the center of the roof. To the right and slightly behind the "Sawbuck House" is yet another building, mostly obscured, but with another chimney and a high fence. A tree is shown growing at the side of this building. A sidewalk runs in front of all three buildings.
Written along the bottom of the drawing in ink is the following: '"Saw-buck" House--S.E. cor. Lime + Middle Sts--/Lancaster Pa--.'
Additional notes have been made in pencil: "S.E. cor. Lime + Middle Sts--." just above the curb of the sidewalk; "Brick" just above the basement window; and "Filled with stone." in the upper right corner above the tree. The number "25" also appears in upper right corner, and a circled "30" in the lower right corner.
Middle Street is now Howard Avenue. The Sawbuck House, also called the Powell House, was demolished before 1900.
Date Range
1879-1881
Year Range From
1879
Year Range To
1881
Creator
Stauffer, David McNeely, 1845-1913
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 4
Storage Container
Box 0066
People
Stauffer, David McNeely
Search Terms
Drawings
Saw-buck House
Frame
Window mat only.
Image Size
4 x 6.25 inches
Object Name
Drawing
Material
Paper, Ink
Medium
Drawing
Height (cm)
10.16
Height (ft)
0.3333333333
Height (in)
4
Width (cm)
15.875
Width (ft)
0.5208333333
Width (in)
6.25
Dimension Details
Hinged within a window mat.
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2017-06-28
Condition Notes
The paper has become slightly worn and browned around the edges. The extreme lower left corner is creased, and the upper right corner has a small nick taken out, and a small hole below the number "25". There is also a 1/4" tear at the upper right corner, below the hole and extending to the edge of the paper.
This piece has been float-mounted in hinged window matting.
Object ID
P.77.31.01
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Role
Artist
Credit
Acquired through the generosity of the James Hale Steinman Foundation, Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
P.77.31
Images
Less detail
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Dr. Atlee's House
Object ID
P.77.31.02
Date Range
c. 1880
  1 image  
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Dr. Atlee's House
Description
Pencil drawing of Dr. Atlee's house is mounted in hinged window mat. The front, facing out to the left, has a door with a small stoop and three shuttered windows, as well as four shuttered windows on the second floor, and two gabled windows above. The side facing out to the right is in two sections: one section under the peaked roof with three rows of two windows each, and a two-story section with a flat roof, also with three rows of two windows each. In both of these sections, the top two windows are much smaller than the rest, and also without shutters. Two basement windows can barely be seen on the front and side of the house.
NOT FOUND IN BOX 0066, July 2023
There are three chimneys of various designs; one at either end of the peaked roof, and a third at the extreme right of the house.
There are two smaller sections coming off either side of the house. These can only be seen in part, and are not drawn in much detail. Fences extend off of both these sections, with a tree growing behind each section of fence. An ambiguous shape has been drawn behind the tree on the left, possibly another building. The bottom of the drawing is also ambiguous, with the sidewalk following the same lines as the house.
A hand-written caption at the bottom reads "Dr. Atlee's House". There are two bordered emblems at the upper corners of the drawing, also done in pencil. The one at upper left reads "Georg/Burckh---[?]/Anna Margari-/ta B. 1764", encircled by a floral pattern. The one at upper right reads "I.G.B./A.M.B/1764" and is encircled by two flowers.
This building was erected on the northwest corner of E. Orange and N. Duke Streets in 1764 by George Burkhart, the richest joiner of pre-Revolutionary Lancaster, as his own residence. It was one of the most highly developed stone houses with a four bay facade in Lancaster. During the 19th century, it became the residence of the Atlee family. It was demolished in 1902.
Note: P77.31.68 shows the same building.
Additional notes have been made in pencil: "S.E. cor. Lime + Middle Sts--." just above the curb of the sidewalk; "Brick" just above the basement window; and "Filled with stone." in the upper right corner above the tree. The number "25" also appears in upper right corner, and a circled "30" in the lower right corner.
Middle Street is now Howard Avenue. The Sawbuck House, also called the Powell House, was demolished before 1900.
Date Range
c. 1880
Year Range From
1879
Year Range To
1881
Creator
Stauffer, David McNeely, 1845-1913
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Storage Container
Box 0067
People
Stauffer, David McNeely
Search Terms
Drawings
Saw-buck House
Frame
Window mat only.
Image Size
7 x 7.75 inches
Object Name
Drawing
Material
Paper, Ink
Medium
Drawing
Height (cm)
17.78
Height (ft)
0.5833333333
Height (in)
7
Width (cm)
19.685
Width (ft)
0.6458333333
Width (in)
7.75
Dimension Details
Hinged within a window mat..
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2017-06-28
Condition Notes
Yellowed around the edges; the side edges and right side of the bottom edge are ragged, with small nicks all along the right side. There is a crease extending from the top edge, about 3" from the right, down to about 3/4" from the upper right corner. There is a dark brown spot about 2 1/2" up on the right side, just outside the border. Now mounted in hinged window mat.
Object ID
P.77.31.02
Place of Origin
Lancaster County
Role
Artist
Credit
Acquired through the generosity of the James Hale Steinman Foundation, Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
P.77.31
Images
Less detail
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Old Log House
Object ID
P.77.31.03
Date Range
c. 1880
  1 image  
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Old Log House
Description
Ink drawing over pencil sketch of a log house on a high masonry foundation. The house has a peaked roof with twin chimneys. There is a set of steps leading up to the front door, and what appears to be a set of basement doors in the foundation. There is a fence leading off to the left, a tree behind the fence, and a larger tree on the sidewalk on the right.
The drawing has the following caption in ink: "Old Log House--N.W. cor. E. Orange + Charlotte." Additional notes appear to have been made in pencil and then erased, except for a "42" in the upper right corner.
On the reverse are sketches of bells from the German Reformed Church, E. Orange St. Below the sketches is the following inscription: "(.VOR.DIE.HOCHDEUTSCHE.REFORMIRTE./GEMEINE.IN.LANCASTER.IN.DEM.STAAT./PENNSYLVANIA.1784)/COLITE.JEHOVAH.CUM.LAETITIA./Chapman + Mears of London 1784/Venite.in.Conspectum.Ejus.Cum./Canter."
Date Range
c. 1880
Year Range From
1879
Year Range To
1881
Creator
Stauffer, David McNeely, 1845-1913
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 4
Storage Container
Box 0066
People
Stauffer, David McNeely
Search Terms
Drawings
Saw-buck House
Frame
Window mat only.
Image Size
4 x 6.25 inches
Object Name
Drawing
Material
Paper, Ink
Medium
Drawing
Height (cm)
10.16
Height (ft)
0.3333333333
Height (in)
4
Width (cm)
15.875
Width (ft)
0.5208333333
Width (in)
6.25
Dimension Details
Hinged within a window mat..
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2017-06-28
Condition Notes
I
Object ID
P.77.31.03
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Role
Artist
Credit
Acquired through the generosity of the James Hale Steinman Foundation, Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
P.77.31
Images
Less detail
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Old "Lock-up"
Object ID
P.77.31.04
Date Range
c. 1880
  1 image  
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Old "Lock-up"
Description
Ink drawing over pencil sketch of the old "Lock-Up", done on a small piece of lined paper. Shows a low stone building with a peaked roof, two chimneys, four sets of doors and windows, and four dormered windows above. There is also one side door, a large fence extending out from the near corner, and a smaller fence running the length of the front of the building. A rough drawing of a person is visible in the second door from the left. Part of another building can be seen at the right.
The drawing is labeled in both pencil and ink, with a caption reading 'Old "Lock-up"/in Alley back of "Exchange" Hotel--/formerly Lemon's Brewery--/Lancaster Pa--'
This building was widely known as the Old Brew House, and stood on E. Mifflin Street, slightly west of the intersection with S. Duke Street. Before the Revolution, this was a brewery owned successively by James Ralfe and John Musser. The first sessions of Franklin College were held here. It was evidently converted into row houses early in the 19th century.
Date Range
c. 1880
Year Range From
1879
Year Range To
1881
Creator
Stauffer, David McNeely, 1845-1913
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 4
Storage Container
Box 0066
People
Stauffer, David McNeely
Search Terms
Drawings
Saw-buck House
Frame
Window mat only.
Image Size
4 x 6.25 inches
Object Name
Drawing
Material
Paper, Ink
Medium
Drawing
Related Publications
J.W.W. Loose, The Heritage of Lancaster, pp.74-75.
Height (cm)
10.16
Height (ft)
0.3333333333
Height (in)
4
Width (cm)
15.875
Width (ft)
0.5208333333
Width (in)
6.25
Dimension Details
Hinged within a window mat..
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2017-06-28
Condition Notes
Edges are worn and browned. There are two significant stains along the bottom edge: a brown water stain about 1 1/8" from the lower left corner, and a bluish stain with white radiating from it, about an inch from the first, which has partially eaten through the paper. The right edge has two 1/4" tears: one about an inch down from the upper right corner, and one about an inch and a half from the lower right corner.
The first of these tears and the bluish stain have been mended.
Object ID
P.77.31.04
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Role
Artist
Credit
Acquired through the generosity of the James Hale Steinman Foundation, Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
P.77.31
Images
Less detail
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Barney McGonigle Property
Object ID
P.77.31.05
Date Range
Nov. 1881
  1 image  
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Barney McGonigle Property
Description
Ink drawing over pencil sketch of various adjoining buildings on the S.W. corner of E. King and Middle Streets. The three buildings predominantly shown are similar in design, although the largest, center building has an overhanging roof and twin front doors.
The pencil caption at the top reads "E. King + Middle Barney McGonigle Property"; the ink caption at the bottom reads "Nov. '81--S.W. Cor. E. King & Middle Sts--/Lancaster--Pa."
(The reverse has a pencil sketch of another building, with the caption "Dr. Hutter's Folly")
The buildings on the front, predominantly of eighteenth century date, are typical of the type that was once common in the Adamstown and Mussertown parts of Lancaster. When the construction of the Eastern Market was proposed in 1883, Shippen Street was extended south of East King Street, and these buildings were demolished.
Date Range
Nov. 1881
Year Range From
1881
Year Range To
1881
Creator
Stauffer, David McNeely, 1845-1913
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 4
Storage Container
Box 0066
People
Stauffer, David McNeely
Search Terms
Drawings
Saw-buck House
Frame
Window mat only.
Image Size
4 x 6.25 inches
Object Name
Drawing
Material
Paper, Ink
Medium
Drawing
Related Publications
J.W.W. Loose, The Heritage of Lancaster, pp.74-75.
Height (cm)
10.16
Height (ft)
0.3333333333
Height (in)
4
Width (cm)
15.875
Width (ft)
0.5208333333
Width (in)
6.25
Dimension Details
Hinged within a window mat..
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2017-06-28
Condition Notes
The paper is worn and browned around the edges. The left edge has a series of nicks and small brown specks. There is a 1 3/4" tear running down from the upper left corner, and another small nick at the top edge, about 2 5/8" from the upper left corner.
The paper was evidently attached to some other backing at an earlier date, as remnants of that backing remain on the back, at the four corners.
The piece is currently float-mounted on hinged window matting.
Object ID
P.77.31.05
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Role
Artist
Signed Name
Old Log House
Signature Location
Center to right at bottom
Credit
Acquired through the generosity of the James Hale Steinman Foundation, Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
P.77.31
Images
Less detail

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