Andrew Ellicott House Explained

Sehner-Ellicott-Von Hess House
Location:	123 N. Prince St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:	40.0394°N -76.3078°W
Built:	c. 1780
Builder:	Sehner, George
Architecture:	Georgian
Added:	January 13, 1972
Refnum:	72001128^[1]

Sehner-Ellicott-Von Hess House is a historic home located at 123 N. Prince Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1780 by George Sehner, and is a finely restored house built in the Georgian style of architecture. It was occupied by Andrew Ellicott (1754–1820), first United States Surveyor General, from 1801 to 1813.^[2] Ellicott helped prepare Captain Meriwether Lewis for his exploration of the Louisiana Purchase.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.^[1] It is now the home of the Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County, and open to visitors.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Andrew Ellicott House. NPGallery Digital Asset Management System. United States Department of the Interior

   National Park Service

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2. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania . CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System . Searchable database . 2012-02-23 . 2007-07-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp . dead . Note: This includes Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20190407142829/http://www.dot7.state.pa.us/CRGIS_Attachments/SiteResource/H001098_01H.pdf. 2019-04-07. National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Andrew Ellicott House. Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks. PDF. July 1971. 2019-04-07.