Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County

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The mission of the Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County is to educate and advocate for the preservation of historic sites and properties whose integrity of design, settings, materials, and workmanship contribute to the character of our region. We are a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and protection of Lancaster County's rich historic and architectural character through education, advocacy and direct action.

Help protect Lancaster’s historic places — join us this Wednesday at 5:30 PM! The Preservation Action Committee meets e...
06/15/2026

Help protect Lancaster’s historic places — join us this Wednesday at 5:30 PM!

The Preservation Action Committee meets every third Wednesday at 5:30 PM at the Historic Preservation Trust headquarters:
📍 123 N Prince St., Lancaster, PA 17603

If you’re passionate about history, architecture, or community advocacy, this is where your energy matters. Our work includes:

Historic resource surveys — ongoing documentation of Lancaster’s built heritage

Photographing historic resources

Compiling research using existing surveys and HPT archives

Monitoring development + demolition plans and identifying “at‑risk” properties

Municipality outreach

Planning the Preservation Summit

Whether you’re new to preservation or already involved, your voice strengthens this work.

Join us and make a real impact on Lancaster’s future by protecting its past.

Looking for a small but meaningful way to support the Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County?We now have enamel...
06/15/2026

Looking for a small but meaningful way to support the Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County?
We now have enamel pins featuring the iconic Sehner‑Ellicott‑von Hess House!

Pins are $7
Shipping available for +$3
To purchase, contact Amy at 717‑291‑5861 or [email protected].
Pickup at the office is also available.

Every pin helps preserve Lancaster’s history.

Stop by today for the Lititz Historical Foundation's History Festival - celebrating America250, Lititz Historical Founda...
06/13/2026

Stop by today for the Lititz Historical Foundation's History Festival - celebrating America250, Lititz Historical Foundation 65th and Lititz, Pennsylvania 270th.

Information in the comments

Don’t miss Historic Preservation Trust board member Eric Schubert as he presents the life and legacy of W. Miller Barbou...
06/12/2026

Don’t miss Historic Preservation Trust board member Eric Schubert as he presents the life and legacy of W. Miller Barbour on Sunday, July 19, from 3–4 PM at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology.

Barbour was a Lancaster County pioneer whose work in social work, human rights, civil rights, and community activism helped lay the groundwork for the early Civil Rights Movement.

Born in 1908, Barbour was a graduate of Elizabethtown College and one of the first African American college football players in Lancaster County. He later earned an advanced degree in social work and became a leader in efforts to combat gang violence and promote racial and economic justice through his work with the National Urban League in Denver and Los Angeles.

Although Barbour died in 1957 before the passage of major civil rights legislation, his work anticipated many of the reforms that would define the movement in the decades that followed.

This program will shine a light on a remarkable but often overlooked Lancaster County leader whose impact reached far beyond our community.

📍 Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
1100 E. Orange Street, Lancaster, PA
📅 Sunday, July 19, 2026
🕒 3:00–4:00 PM

Learn more: www.aahsscpa.org/event-details/monthly-meeting-6

Help protect Lancaster’s historic places. We’re recruiting volunteers for surveys, photography, research, monitoring at...
06/10/2026

Help protect Lancaster’s historic places.

We’re recruiting volunteers for surveys, photography, research, monitoring at‑risk properties, municipal outreach, and Preservation Summit planning.

The Preservation Action Committee meets every third Wednesday at 5:30 PM at 123 N Prince St.

📆Next meeting June 17th at 5:30PM

Your passion can shape Lancaster’s future by honoring its past.

The faces behind a preservation movement 📸 Pictured at HPT's 25th anniversary celebration in 1991 are founders and early...
06/09/2026

The faces behind a preservation movement 📸

Pictured at HPT's 25th anniversary celebration in 1991 are founders and early leaders (clockwise from top left) Donovan K. Smith, Dr. Paul H. Ripple, Gerald S. Lestz, Clyde L. Groff, and Donald Lefever.

What began as a grassroots effort in 1966, as the Committee To Save the Elicott House, grew into an organization that has spent six decades protecting Lancaster County's historic places and stories.

As HPT celebrates its 60th anniversary, we're proud to honor the individuals whose vision, volunteer spirit, and leadership built a lasting preservation legacy!

60 years ago, it started with this seal! 🎉Unveiled in the Intelligencer Journal on February 25, 1966, this was the first...
06/06/2026

60 years ago, it started with this seal! 🎉

Unveiled in the Intelligencer Journal on February 25, 1966, this was the first official emblem of the Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County.

Follow along this year as we celebrate HPT's 60th anniversary and explore the organization's founding story!

There is still time to register for our June monthly speaker series!On Wednesday, June 10, 2026, the Historic Preservati...
06/04/2026

There is still time to register for our June monthly speaker series!

On Wednesday, June 10, 2026, the Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County welcomes Michael Cassidy, Lancaster County Master Gardener with Penn State Extension, for “Working Gardens in 19th Century Pennsylvania Dutch Country: Contrasting High Victorian Style with the Common Working Garden.”

This engaging presentation will contrast the elegance of 19th-century High Victorian garden style with the practical, everyday working gardens found throughout Pennsylvania Dutch Country. The program will include garden graphics, historical photographs, period magazine illustrations, and a look at technological changes that shaped the way people gardened.

Resource books will also be available for browsing.

Location: HPT Headquarters, 123 N Prince St, Lancaster
Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Doors open: 6:00 pm
Presentation begins: 6:30 pm

Reserve your spot here:
https://hptrust.org/events/working-gardens-in-19th-century-pennsylvania-dutch-country-contrasting-high-victorian-style-with-the-common-working-garden/

What did gardens look like in 19th-century Pennsylvania Dutch Country?Some reflected the refined taste of the High Victo...
05/30/2026

What did gardens look like in 19th-century Pennsylvania Dutch Country?

Some reflected the refined taste of the High Victorian era. Others were practical working spaces, filled with plants that supported daily life, family needs, and the rhythms of the seasons.

At our next monthly speaker series, Michael Cassidy, Lancaster County Master Gardener with Penn State Extension, will explore these two very different garden traditions in “Working Gardens in 19th Century Pennsylvania Dutch Country: Contrasting High Victorian Style with the Common Working Garden.”

Mike and his wife Jeanne restored two historic log homes in Maytown, built circa 1790s and circa 1810, and designed gardens and outbuildings appropriate to the 19th century. His presentation will feature historical photos, garden graphics, and period illustrations, along with helpful lessons for today’s gardeners.

Join us Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at HPT Headquarters.

Doors open: 6:00 pm
Presentation begins: 6:30 pm
Location: 123 N Prince St, Lancaster

Register here:
https://hptrust.org/events/working-gardens-in-19th-century-pennsylvania-dutch-country-contrasting-high-victorian-style-with-the-common-working-garden/

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123 N Prince Street
Lancaster, PA
17603

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+17172915861

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