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Hamilton Club

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1891-92, James H. Warner. 106 E. Orange St.
  • (William E. Fischer, Jr.)
  • (William E. Fischer, Jr.)

Designed by local architect James H. Warner, the house was built in 1891-1892 as a private residence for heiress Catherine Haldeman Long, who died in 1900. The Hamilton Club, named for James Hamilton, the planner of Lancaster, purchased the property in 1911. The Club stll owns the property. Inside and out it has the look of a superb Richardsonian Romanesque mansion. Near to the downtown and across the street from St. James’ Episcopal Church ( LA18), it marks the heart of Lancaster's social hierarchy.

References

Lancaster (PA) New Era, "A New Mansion for North Duke." April 22, 1891.

The Morning Journal (Lancaster, PA), "Long Residence Sold - It Was Purchased for the Hamilton Cub for $43,800." November 21, 1911.

 

Writing Credits

Author: 
George E. Thomas
Updated By: 
Ann Gilkerson (2024)
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What's Nearby

First Presbyterian Church
St. James’ Episcopal Church
City Hall (U.S. Post Office and Courthouse)
First Reformed Church United Church of Christ
Lancaster County Courthouse

Citation

George E. Thomas, "Hamilton Club", [Lancaster, Pennsylvania], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/PA-02-LA19.

Print Source

Cover: Buildings of PA vol 2

Buildings of Pennsylvania: Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania, George E. Thomas, with Patricia Likos Ricci, Richard J. Webster, Lawrence M. Newman, Robert Janosov, and Bruce Thomas. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2012, 318-319.

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