- Collection
- Heritage Center Collection
- Title
- George Ross House
- Object ID
- P.77.31.50
- Date Range
- c. 1880
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- Collection
- Heritage Center Collection
- Title
- George Ross House
- Description
- 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.
- Date Range
- c. 1880
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- DAC
- Storage Cabinet
- Cabinet 2
- Storage Shelf
- Shelf 2
- Storage Container
- Box 0067
- Frame
- Window mat only.
- Image Size
- 10.25 x 7.25 inches
- Object Name
- Drawing
- Material
- Paper, Ink
- Medium
- Drawing
- Height (cm)
- 17.78
- Height (ft)
- 0.5833333333
- Height (in)
- 7
- Width (cm)
- 17.78
- Width (ft)
- 0.5833333333
- Width (in)
- 7
- Dimension Details
- Hinged within a 7.25" x 10.25" window mat.
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Date
- 2000-12-08
- Condition Notes
- 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
- Accession Number
- P.77.31
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