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Lancaster PA History Campus Now Open!

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Photo courtesy of LancasterHistory.org

The Lancaster Campus of History is a now open! The campus also includes Wheatland; the once home of President James Buchanan (PA’s only president) and Tanger Arboretum which is home to over 100 species of trees from around the world.  Lancaster County’s Historical Society building received a 19,755 square foot addition and now looks very modern. The website describes it here:

“The centerpiece of the Campus of History will be a 19,755-sq-ft addition to the headquarters of Lancaster County's Historical Society to accommodate expanded programming for both Wheatland and the Historical Society, new research facilities, new archival, library, and collection storage areas, exhibition galleries, learning centers, conservation space, and a multi-use educational auditorium.


Additionally, the project will include significant site enhancements to make the Campus more visitor-friendly, more park-like, and a model for responsible stewardship through a variety of "green technology" initiatives. The Campus of History, composed of Lancaster County's Historical Society headquarters and its new addition, as well as President James Buchanan's Wheatland, its outbuildings, and historic landscape, will offer a ten-acre park-like setting enhanced by the Louise Arnold Tanger Arboretum and the Wheatland Gardens.”


New hours are Monday–Saturday, 9:30 am to 5:00 pm; open late until 8:00 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Wheatland will reopen on Presidents day weekend.

Here a few collections you’ll find there:

  • Firefighting collection - 250 years of Lancaster firefighting history
  • Decorative Arts- furniture, ceramics, etc
  • Lantern slides - precursors to 35mm slides, over 600 slides, many from photographs taken from 1890-1910
  • Prints and paintings
  • Online newspapers and city directories - search Civil War era newspapers!
  • Library - a research facility of genealogical and local history materials. Containing over 15,000 volumes, the collection also includes maps, family files, subject information files, microfilm, and CDs.

Stop by for a visit at 230 North President Avenue.
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Michael J. Perry

KELLER WILLIAMS Elite

www.lancaster4sale.com  

 

1280 Plaza Blvd. , Lancaster, PA 17601

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Comments (4)

Don Hess
KW Elite Keller Williams 1280 Plaza Blvd. Lancaster, PA 17601 - Quarryville, PA

I've been watching that building as construction progressed. Looks impressive. I haven't paid a visit to the Historical Society in years. Probably time I made a return trip.  Thanks Mike.

Feb 10, 2013 10:50 PM
Gloria Todor
Premier Property Sales & Rentals - Springfield, PA
& Doug Durren (484) 431-3686 in SE PA

Sounds like a wonderful place to visit Mike.  May it attract many visitors!

All the best in 2013!

Gloria

Feb 13, 2013 09:52 AM
Michael J. Perry
KW Elite - Lancaster, PA
Lancaster, PA Relo Specialist

This is a must see when touring Lancaster co. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jun 09, 2013 07:01 AM
Michael J. Perry
KW Elite - Lancaster, PA
Lancaster, PA Relo Specialist

This post had over 2,000 views ! Lancaster, PA is rich with history !!!

Dec 05, 2015 08:09 AM