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Andrew Ellicott House

Andrew Ellicott House

Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States

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.

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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.

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  1. [1]
    "Andrew Ellicott House". NPGallery Digital Asset Management System. United States Department of the Interior: National Park Service. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
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    "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-02-23. Note: This includes Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (July 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Andrew Ellicott House" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-04-07. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
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