Information files are created for specific subjects that are associated with Lancaster County, e.g. "Rebman's scrap pile", "Ten-hour house". The files contain newspaper and magazine articles about the subject.
Provides reader with brief biography of Urban. Also provides a list of his most significant buildings as well as pictures of four businesses including: The Woolworth building; Hager Brothers store (the oldest department store in America); Watt and Strand building and the Greist Building-the first skyscraper in Lancaster; two churches The Unitarian Church, and St Paul's; and two residences including Urban's home on Buchanan Ave. The article also refers to a letter written by Urban to his son Rathfon on the care of the house. [Another article in Susquehanne Magazine from 1982 disputes some of the facts in this article. See the last line of this library record for a link to that resource.]
Provides a brief biography of Urban including architectural education. Synder takes umbrage with author of 1980 article [link to the record for the 1980 article at the bottom of this library record] in crediting Urban as an architect of certain buildings in Lancaster. According to this article, Urban was not the architect for the Woolworth building nor the architect for St Paul's Church, but he did served as a local consultant on the projects. Synder indicates that the former Fulton Bank on Penn Square has been attributed to Urban but that Urban had not claimed role of architect nor of consultant.
"Developed in conjunction with the exhibition Lancaster's architect: C. Emlen Urban, produced by the Demuth Museum, Lancaster, Pennslvania (May 2, 2009 - June 28, 2009)"
Urban was born in Conestoga Two, Lancaster County on February 20, 1863 and died at his self designed-home on Buchanan Ave on May 21 1939. His first major architectural commission in Lancaster, at age 25, was the Southern Market (Queen and Vine) in 1888. During his 45 year career, Urban was responsible for the design of major public and commercial buildings , churches, industrial sites and private residences.
Summary
This book provides the reader with a brief history of C. Emlen Urban's and information and location of his major architectural work. Over seventy Urban designs are covered in the book with architectural information and pictures for each building. The book has an index of buildings as well as a map of Lancaster with location of each of the buildings.Good book for any one wishing in-depth architectural information and location of his designs.
