- Collection
- Lancaster Electric, Light, Heat and Power Company Collection
- Title
- Lancaster Electric, Light, Heat and Power Company Collection
- Object ID
- MG0136
- Date Range
- 1844-1911
South, Side 4
Scope and Content Note: The Lancaster Electric Light, Heat and Power Company
Collection contains the contracts and specifications for building the Slackwater, Rock
Hill and Wabank plant to generate electricity for the Lancaster area. There are lists of
costs to provide lighting for the
1 document
- Title
- Lancaster Electric, Light, Heat and Power Company Collection
- Description
- The Lancaster Electric Light, Heat and Power Company Collection contains the contracts and specifications for building the Slackwater, Rock Hill and Wabank plant to generate electricity for the Lancaster area. There are lists of costs to provide lighting for the Millersville State Normal School. There is also a list of residents in Lancaster city using incandescent lamps in 1901.
- Date Range
- 1844-1911
- Year Range From
- 1844
- Year Range To
- 1911
- Date of Accumulation
- 1844-1911
- Creator
- LancasterHistory (Organization)
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 04
- Subjects
- Electric industries
- Electricity
- Search Terms
- Blueprints
- Contracts
- Correspondence
- Edison Electric Company
- Finding aids
- Generators
- Keller and Hook
- Lamps
- Lancaster
- Lancaster Electric Light, Heat and Power Company
- Legislation
- Letters
- Lighting
- Manuscript groups
- Millersville State Normal School
- Ordinances
- Pennsylvania Water and Power Company
- Platt Iron Company
- Proposals
- Rock Hill Power Plant
- Slackwater Power Plant
- Specifications
- Stanley Electric Manufacturing Company
- Sturgass Governor Engineering
- Transformers
- Turbines
- Wabank Power Plant
- Extent
- 1 box, 28 folders, .5 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0136
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Original documents may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.
- Copyright
- Collection items may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.
- Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
- Credit
- Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Other Numbers
- MG-136
- Classification
- MG0136
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Added to database 13 January 2022.
Documents
- Collection
- C. Emlen Urban Collection
- Title
- C. Emlen Urban Collection
- Object ID
- MG0100
- Date Range
- 1889-1939
1 document
- Collection
- C. Emlen Urban Collection
- Title
- C. Emlen Urban Collection
- Description
- Collection consists of records by Cassius Emlen Urban, a Lancaster architect. He supervised the construction of the Lancaster Post Office at 120 N. Duke St., Lancaster. Many letters from James H. Windrim, supervising architect of the Treasury Department, Washington, D. C. Book of correspondence contains details of the construction. Also includes letters he wrote to his son, Rathfon, dated February 14-29, 1939, while on the Italian liner, Roma.
- Admin/Biographical History
- C. Emlen Urban
- Throughout Downtown Lancaster numerous iconic buildings make up the city's landscape giving it its unique and ornate character. Landmark buildings such as the Greist Building, the Watt and Shand Department Store, Hager Building, Southern Market, along with many more churches, residential units including the facade of the Fulton Opera House were the design of Cassius Emlen Urban. Urban was Lancaster's first architect and one of the most significant influences on the city. 1 Urban modernized the city's landscape as he designed buildings in a new era where technologies never before available to architects made it possible for himself to leave such a grand impression.
- Urban was born on February 20, 1863 in Conestoga Township to a Civil War veteran Amos Urban, a distinguished citizen known for his modesty and community service. Urban finished high school in 1880 and would get his architectural training through an apprenticeship with Scanton, PA architect E.L. Walter. Later in 1884 Urban would move to Philadelphia where he served as a draftsman to Willis G. Hale. Upon returning to Lancaster roughly a year later Urban would open his own practice in Lancaster.2
- Only a few years after Urban opened his practice through a family connection he would receive a commission to design Lancaster's Southern Market. Urban's career would take off leading him to design many more iconic buildings in Lancaster and Hershey as well. Urban, through his membership at the Hamilton Club made acquaintance with Milton Hershey who hired him to design such buildings as Hershey Chocolates original company offices and even his own mansion.3
- Urban spent the majority of his life in Lancaster with the exception of his time studying as a young man. Urban is remembered for his buildings designed in Queen Anne and Beaux style architecture.4 Shenk in his A History of Lancaster County wrote of Urban, "Few men of Lancaster county can point to a finer array of useful and beautiful work than can Cassius Emlen Urban."
- Nicole O. Sturla, "Cassius Emlen Urban: Lancaster's First Native Architect," Susquehanna Monthly Magazine, September 1980.
- 2 History of Lancaster County, ed. E.M.J. Klein (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company Inc., 1924), 443.
- 3 "Urban, C. Emlen; 1863-1939," Hershey Community Archives, accessed September 30, 2014. http://www.hersheyarchives.org/essay/details.aspx?EssayId=34&Rurl=%2Fresources%2Fsearch-results.aspx%3FType%3DBrowseEssay.
- 4 "Introduction," To Build Strong and Substantial: The Career of Architect C. Emlen Urban, (2009): 2-3.
- Date Range
- 1889-1939
- Year Range From
- 1889
- Year Range To
- 1939
- Creator
- Urban, C. Emlen, 1863-1939
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 03
- Subjects
- Architects
- Buildings--Specifications
- Business records
- Letters
- Historic buildings
- Lancaster (Pa.)
- Post Office (Postal service)
- Search Terms
- Architects
- Buildings, Specifications
- Business records
- Correspondence
- Finding aids
- Historic buildings
- Lancaster
- Letters
- Manuscript groups
- Post offices
- Extent
- 1 box, 4 folders, .25 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0100
- Related Item Notes
- See also the Photograph Collection; Blueprints and Architectural Plans
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- No restrictions.
- 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
- C. Emlen Urban Collection (MG-100), Folder #, LancasterHistory.org
- Other Numbers
- MG-100
- Other Number
- MG-100
- Classification
- MG0100
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Cataloged prior to 1997. Updated by HST, 18 March 2010; Biographical information by DJ, Fall 2014. Added to database 22 August 2017.
Documents
- Collection
- Bridge Records
- Title
- Bridge Records
- Object ID
- Bridge F0055 I002
- Date Range
- 1853
- Collection
- Bridge Records
- Title
- Bridge Records
- Date Range
- 1853
- Year
- 1853
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Storage Container
- Box 0001
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Bridges
- Colerain Twp.
- Contracts
- Creeks
- Ecklin's Sawmill
- Mills
- Octoraro Creek, West Branch
- Sawmills
- Specifications
- Place
- Colerain Twp.
- Object Name
- Contract
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- Bridge F0055 I002
- Box Number
- 001
- Additional Notes
- [1853]
- Location: Near Ecklin's Sawmill.
- Document types: Contract and specifications for bridge construction.
- 1 item, 1 piece
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0324
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Bridge Records
- Title
- Bridge Records
- Object ID
- Bridge F0060 I007
- Date Range
- 1841
- Collection
- Bridge Records
- Title
- Bridge Records
- Date Range
- 1841
- Year
- 1841
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Storage Container
- Box 0001
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Creeks
- Octoraro Creek, East Branch
- Colerain Twp.
- Chester County, Pennsylvania
- Lancaster
- Oxford, Chester County, Pennsylvania
- Whiteside's Ford
- Fords
- Contracts
- Specifications
- Bridges
- Place
- Colerain Twp. and Chester County
- Object Name
- Contract
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- Bridge F0060 I007
- Box Number
- 001
- Additional Notes
- Bridge over [East Branch] of Octoraro Creek
- Location: On public highway from Lancaster City to Oxford, Chester County, at Whitesides Fording.
- Document type: Contract and specifications for bridge construction.
- 1 item, 1 piece
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0324
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Bridge Records
- Title
- Bridge Records
- Object ID
- Bridge F0110 I001
- Date Range
- 1835
- Collection
- Bridge Records
- Title
- Bridge Records
- Date Range
- 1835
- Year
- 1835
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Storage Container
- Box 0002
- People
- Huber, Jacob
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Bridges
- Conestoga Creek
- Conestoga Twp.
- Contracts
- Creeks
- Jacob Huber's Mill
- Lancaster Twp.
- Mills
- Specifications
- Place
- Conestoga Twp. and Lancaster Twp.
- Object Name
- Contract
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- Bridge F0110 I001
- Box Number
- 002
- Additional Notes
- Location: Near Jacob Huber's Mill.
- Document type: Contract and specifications for bridge construction.
- 1 item, 1 piece
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0324
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Bridge Records
- Title
- Bridge Records
- Object ID
- Bridge F0110 I005
- Date Range
- 1841
- Collection
- Bridge Records
- Title
- Bridge Records
- Date Range
- 1841
- Year
- 1841
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Storage Container
- Box 0002
- People
- Huber, Jacob
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Bridges
- Conestoga Creek
- Conestoga Twp.
- Contracts
- Creeks
- Jacob Huber's Mill
- Lancaster Twp.
- Mills
- Specifications
- Place
- Conestoga Twp. and Lancaster Twp.
- Object Name
- Contract
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- Bridge F0110 I005
- Box Number
- 002
- Additional Notes
- [Conestoga Twp. and Lancaster Twp.]
- Location: Near Jacob Huber's Mill.
- Document type: Contract and specifications for bridge construction.
- 1 item, 1 piece
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0324
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Bridge Records
- Title
- Bridge Records
- Object ID
- Bridge F0205 I007
- Date Range
- 1846
- Collection
- Bridge Records
- Title
- Bridge Records
- Date Range
- 1846
- Year
- 1846
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Storage Container
- Box 0003
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Bridges
- Conestoga Creek
- Contracts
- Creeks
- Earl Twp.
- Mills
- Specifications
- Weaver's Mill
- Place
- Earl Twp.
- Object Name
- Contract
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- Bridge F0205 I007
- Box Number
- 003
- Additional Notes
- Location: Near Weaver's Mill.
- Document type: Contract and specifications for building bridge.
- 1 item, 1 piece
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0324
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Bridge Records
- Title
- Bridge Records
- Description
- Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.
- System of Arrangement
- Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
- Year
- 1747
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Storage Container
- Box 0006
- People
- Stoneman, Christian
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Bridges
- Christian Stoneman's Mill
- Contracts
- Creeks
- Ferries
- Hempfield Twp.
- James Wright's Ferry
- Lancaster
- Lancaster Twp.
- Little Conestoga Creek
- Mills
- Provincial Road
- Rivers
- Roads
- Specifications
- Susquehanna River
- Place
- Hempfield Twp. and Lancaster Twp.
- Object Name
- Contract
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- Bridge F0395 I002
- Box Number
- 006
- Additional Notes
- [Hempfield Twp. and Lancaster Twp.]
- Location: On the Provincial Road from Lancaster to James Wright's Ferry on the Susquehanna River, at Christian Stoneman's Mill.
- Document type: Specifications and contract for bridge construction.
- 3 items, 5 pieces
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0324
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Bridge Records
- Title
- Bridge Records
- Description
- Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.
- System of Arrangement
- Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
- Year
- 1868
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Storage Container
- Box 0001
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Creeks
- Octoraro Creek, West Branch
- Colerain Twp.
- Clonmell, Colerain Twp.
- Contracts
- Specifications
- Bridges
- Place
- Colerain Twp.
- Object Name
- Documents
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- Bridge F0055 I004
- Box Number
- 001
- Additional Notes
- Bridge over [West Branch] of Octoraro Creek
- Location: Near Clonmell, Colerain Twp.
- Document type: Specifications and contract for bridge.
- 1 item, 1 piece
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0324
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Bridge Records
- Title
- Bridge Records
- Description
- Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.
- System of Arrangement
- Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
- Year
- 1884
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Storage Container
- Box 0001
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Creeks
- Octoraro Creek, West Branch
- Colerain Twp.
- Clonmell, Colerain Twp.
- Specifications
- Bridges
- Place
- Colerain Twp.
- Object Name
- Documents
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- Bridge F0055 I008
- Box Number
- 001
- Additional Notes
- Bridge over [West Branch] of Octoraro Creek
- Location: Clonmell, Colerain Twp.
- Document type: Specifications for bridge repairs.
- 2 items, 1 piece
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0324
- Description Level
- Item