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Jane Richardson house, Lancaster, Massachusetts

This dwelling, located near the entrance to Ponakin Road, was built about 1840 in the Classic Revival style by George K. Richards, In more recent times, the property belonged to Jane Richardson. A registered nu... More

Windsor Castle. York and Lancaster Towers

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Rev. Benjamin Whittemore house, Lancaster, Massachusetts

This home was built about 1840 near the top of Ponakin Hill, also called Whittemore Hill. Reverend Whittemore had returned to his native town in 1843 to preach at the First Universalist Church. The church stood... More

Little red house, Lancaster, Massachusetts

Dating from c. 1730, this home, located near Harvard Road, was restored to excellent condition by F. Abbot and Nora Goodhue before the surrounding land was taken by the government. The building was then dismant... More

Pint flask, 19th century, New York

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The great elm, Lancaster, Massachusetts

During the 18th and 19th centuries, Lancaster was famous for its huge elm trees. Considered the largest in New England, the Great Elm, in 1888, had a circumference of 23 feet at 5 feet above the ground. The hei... More

The Sears home, Lancaster, Massachusetts

This was the home of Rev. Edmund Hamilton Sears, D.D., who wrote the well-known Christmas carol "It Came upon a Midnight Clear." Sears was the seventh pastor of the First Church on the Lancaster Town Green, ser... More

The Ward Park School, Lancaster, Massachusetts

Located near the South Lancaster Fire Station and the intersection of Main Street and Bolton Road is the Ward Park School (no longer standing). It was used for public elementary education in the late 19th centu... More

Lancaster from "The Perlustration of Great Yarmouth, with Gorleston an...

This image has been taken from scan 000265 from volume 01 of "The Perlustration of Great Yarmouth, with Gorleston and Southtown". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created... More

A street scene in Lancaster Center, Lancaster, Massachusetts

Children are pictured face to face with two vendors and a cart outside the A.L. Safford Store and Post Office, located on Main Street. Note the cobblestone street and trolley tracks in the foreground. The elega... More

Address of the Lancaster County Whig Committee to their brother Whigs ...

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 156, Folder 5.

The Fred A. Hanaford store and post office, Lancaster, Massachusetts

Pictured is the Fred A. Hanaford Store and Post Office, which was located near Prescott and Main Streets in South Lancaster. In earlier times, the establishment had been run by Henry F. Hosmer. When Atlantic Un... More

Ancient home, Lancaster, Massachusetts

This wood-frame home is typical of those located on property taken over by Fort Devens in the late 1930s and 1940s. More than 200 properties were purchased, forcing residents to move. Courtesy of Lancaster Hist... More

The Lancaster Hotel (rear view) and gymnasium, Lancaster, Massachusett...

This is an east, or rear, view of the Lancaster Hotel from the Harvard Road side. On the left is the stable, which was later converted into a gymnasium by the Thayer family for use by the townspeople. Courtesy ... More

The Lancaster Hotel, Lancaster, Massachusetts

Built in 1786, the Lancaster House (also known as Lancaster Hotel or Lancaster Inn) was located on the east side of Main Street just north of the First Church. The handsome building was four stories high, surmo... More

Deershorn name, Lancaster, Massachusetts

The name "Deershorn" (pronounced deers horn) came into use after a large horned animal was shot by 16-year-old settler Jonas Fairbanks around 1800. The horns were posted at a place called Sly's Corner, where th... More

Turner's blacksmith shop, Lancaster, Massachusetts

This is the blacksmith shop of S.H. Turner & Son, which was on a triangle of land between Mill Street and Sterling Road. After this building burned in 1909, a new shop (no longer standing) was built very near t... More

The main parlor, Lancaster, Massachusetts

Numerous rocking chairs furnish the spacious main parlor of the Lancaster Hotel on Main Street. An abundance of natural light floods through many floor-to-ceiling windows. Courtesy of Lancaster Historical Society

The Captain Samuel Ward house, Lancaster, Massachusetts

This house (no longer standing) was already an old place when acquired by Capt. Samuel Ward of Worcester in 1768. In Lancaster, he ran a large mercantile establishment and was a prominent citizen of the town fo... More

Map of the township of West Hempfield, Lancaster County Penn'a : from ...

General-content township wall map showing rural buildings and householders' names; the Columbia borough inset shows building coverage and occupants' names. Hand colored to emphasize township and borough boundar... More

map from "[History of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster ... T...

This image has been taken from scan 000029 from volume 01 of "[History of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster ... The biographical department by W. R. Whatton, Esq. (History of the cotton manufacture [by... More

James MacDonald, Lancaster, Massachusetts

James MacDonald moved to Lancaster 1900 and worked at the Center Railroad Depot as the Lancaster freight agent. From 1900 to 1938, he also took pictures of the town by carrying with him his camera, tripod, and ... More

The Red House, Lancaster, Massachusetts

This is the only known photograph of the Red House, located on the site of the present Atlantic Union Conference Building in South Lancaster. The house, situated on an elevation, was built for Nathaniel Thayer ... More

View from the Lancaster House, Stereoscope Card

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A map of Lancaster - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

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Map of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

General-content county map showing rural buildings and householders' names. Hand col. to emphasize township/city/borough boundaries and territories. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Washington (D.C.). ... More

This drawing is by Major John Andre of the British Army, when a prison...

Print shows at top a dwelling in a country setting, possibly a farmhouse, with gate and fence in the foreground; includes text which tells about Major André, the origin of the drawing, and the context in which ... More

The old town hall, Lancaster, Massachusetts

Standing on the center of the present Lancaster Town Green is the old Lancaster Town Hall. It was built in 1848 and, in 1852, a second story was added and used for schoolrooms. The building was demolished c. 19... More

The Deershorn School, Lancaster, Massachusetts

This is the former Deershorn School, built in 1852. Located near the Four Ponds area, it was the last one-room schoolhouse in town and was used as such until the 1920s. It was then adapted for use as a private ... More

The Rowlandson Pine, Lancaster, Massachusetts

When Lancaster was resettled after the attack that destroyed the Rowlandson garrison during King Philip's War in 1675-1676, resident Philip Goss built a house on the same site. It was burned by the French and N... More

The Lancaster Industrial School for Girls, Lancaster, Massachusetts

The Elm Cottage was one of many at the Lancaster Industrial School for Girls, located on Old Common Road. Established in 1854, the school was very progressive for the times and the first correctional institutio... More

Rev. Charles Packard, Lancaster, Massachusetts

This is Rev. Charles Packard, who was the first minister of the Evangelical Congregational Church in Lancaster Center. Also trained as a lawyer, he served the congregation from 1840 to 1854. Considerations rega... More

Map of the Pennsylvania Rail Road, from Harrisburg to Pittsburg [sic] ...

Topographic strip map of Pennsylvania between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh showing drainage, relief by form lines, county boundaries, cities and towns. A list of stations and distances is given to the right of t... More

Map of the three Earls, Lancaster County, Pa. : from actual surveys /

Includes ancillary map of New Holland (Scale 1:7,200). Map includes names of certain residents and properties; borders include illustrations of notable local residences and establishments. Available also throug... More

A quiet day in the diamond battery - portrait of a Lancaster 68 pounde...

Print shows a large Lancaster cannon in a British artillery battery. Plate in: The seat of war in the east : Dedicated by permission to Her most gracious Majesty the Queen / William Simpson. First series. Lond... More

An early common view, Lancaster, Massachusetts

Shown here is the Lancaster Town Green as it was represented in Ballou's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion in 1856. Shown from left to right are the First Church, the Lancaster Town House, and the Lancaster Acad... More

architecture from "History of the Borough of Preston and its environs,...

This image has been taken from scan 000242 from volume 02 of "History of the Borough of Preston and its environs, in the county of Lancaster". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from ... More

architecture from "History of the Borough of Preston and its environs,...

This image has been taken from scan 000105 from volume 02 of "History of the Borough of Preston and its environs, in the county of Lancaster". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from ... More

architecture from "History of the Borough of Preston and its environs,...

This image has been taken from scan 000268 from volume 02 of "History of the Borough of Preston and its environs, in the county of Lancaster". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from ... More

The Victorian villa, Lancaster, Massachusetts

This is an early view of the Victorian villa that Nathaniel Thayer II (the banker) built on the site of his father's parsonage, probably very shortly after his mother's death in 1857. Sentimentally called the H... More

Lancashire from "History of the Borough of Preston and its environs, i...

This image has been taken from scan 000090 from volume 02 of "History of the Borough of Preston and its environs, in the county of Lancaster". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from ... More

map from "History of the Borough of Preston and its environs, in the c...

This image has been taken from scan 000008 from volume 01 of "History of the Borough of Preston and its environs, in the county of Lancaster". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from ... More

Scott's map of Lancaster County, state of Pennsylvania : from actual m...

General-content county map showing buildings in rural areas and householders' names in rural areas/some insets; shows property lines in some insets. Relief shown by hachures. "Entered according to Act of Congre... More

The First Universalist Society, Lancaster, Massachusetts

In 1838, a First Universalist Society organized in New Boston (as South Lancaster was known) and a brick church was built near Bennett Lane across from the junction of Sterling Road and Main Street. After Clint... More

The five corners, Lancaster, Massachusetts

Shown here without a buggy in sight is a late-19th-century view of well-traveled Five Corners intersection in the Old Common area of town. Courtesy of Lancaster Historical Society

The Peter Thurston house, Lancaster, Massachusetts

Located on the south side of Mill Street near the Main Street intersection in South Lancaster is the Peter Thurston House, built in 1784. Thurston, who was a hatter, bought a portion of farmland from his father... More

The Hawkins hen yards, Lancaster, Massachusetts

This brochure shows the former Hawkins Hen Yards, located on the Neck Road, as they looked in the late 19th century. In 1895, the Riverview Poultry Yards, run by Arthur C. Hawkins, was described as "the largest... More

Rowlandson locker, Lancaster, Massachusetts

When the Rowlandson locker was purchased by the Lancaster Town Library in 1876 with money bequeathed by native Mary Whitney, it no doubt awakened an interest in the early history and daily lives of settlers. An... More

Chant Hall, Lancaster, Massachusetts

This showy Victorian house was built about 1860 by Daniel Goss and was later occupied by Mrs. Charles R. Chant. It was originally located on Main Street in South Lancaster. To make way for Preston Hall in the 1... More

A lawn party, Lancaster, Massachusetts

A turn-of-the-century afternoon party is in full swing on the back lawn of the Nathaniel Thayer estate, the Homestead, in South Lancaster. Courtesy of Lancaster Historical Society

Main Street and Bolton Road, Lancaster, Massachusetts

This late-19th-century view shows the unpaved intersection of Main Street and Bolton Road, with the South Lancaster Hose House and the Ward Park School in the center. Courtesy of Lancaster Historical Society

The North Village Tavern, Lancaster, Massachusetts

Built by Maj. Jacob Fisher c. 1800, this establishment on the south corner of North Main Street and Lunenburg Road was later known as Fairbank's Inn and as Dwyer's Tavern. In the 1930s, it was a single-family d... More

Dr. J. L. S. Thompson house, Lancaster, Massachusetts

Located at the corner of Neck Road and Main Street, this home was long ago occupied by Dr. Thompson, who had moved from Bolton to Lancaster in 1846. Thompson, serving as the town clerk in 1860, was active in to... More

An early view of the green, Lancaster, Massachusetts

This is the Lancaster Town Green as it looked in the latter half of the 19th century. Note the drab trims on the First Church and Memorial Hall as it looked before any additions were made. The extra horsesheds ... More

Portrait from "History of England and France under the House of Lancas...

This image has been taken from scan 000030 from "History of England and France under the House of Lancaster: with an introductory view of the Early Reformation. [By Lord Brougham.] New edition". The title and s... More

Fort Lancaster, Texas - Public domain scan / engraving

Wood engraving in Harper's Weekly, 1861. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Forts...; Geogr.; Civil War.

James M Lancaster in West Point Uniform, Class of 1861

LIBI_00019_01997af ; A leather-bound photograph album, containing the individual portraits (photographic prints, with oval mats) of the graduating class of 1861, of West Point, United States Military Academy. O... More

The Reverend Amos Lawrence residence, Lancaster, Massachusetts

This residence, on Main Street in Lancaster Center, was built in 1861 for Rev. Amos E. Lawrence, who was the pastor of the Evangelical Congregational Church. It later became the home of Rev. George M. Bartol, D... More

The Capt. Samuel Willard home, Lancaster, Massachusetts

This dwelling is on Neck Road near the railroad tracks and Current Topics Club in Lancaster Center. It was built in 1727 by Capt. Samuel Willard. During the Revolutionary War, a descendant, Col. Abijah Willard,... More

Map of supplementary reconnaissance of the approaches to Philadelphia ...

Lancaster Missouri Citizens to J. T. Hayward, Saturday, January 17, 18...

On the death of President Lincoln! Who was assassinated on the 14th of...

Poem surrounded by black mourning border.

Lancaster, David - Age 43, Year: 1865 - Miscellaneous Card Abstracts o...

Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer Organizations During the American Civil War

Civil War veterans on Memorial Day, Lancaster, Massachusetts

A dignified group of veterans poses on the steps of Memorial Hall. They are, from left to right, as follows: (front row) Linenkemper, Sargent, Farnsworth, Nash, McNamara, Lyman, Brockelman, Bliss, Blood, and Pr... More

Lancaster, Geo A - Age [Blank], Year: 1865 - 14th US Colored Heavy Art...

Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer Organizations During the American Civil War

Lancaster, Thomas M - Age 19, Year: 1865 - Miscellaneous Card Abstract...

Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer Organizations During the American Civil War

United States Frigate LANCASTER, California, 19th century sterescope c...

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 328. LOT subdivision subject: USS Lancaster. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Flag ship, LANCASTER, U.S. Navy, California, 19th century sterescope c...

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 327. LOT subdivision subject: USS Lancaster. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Luther Burbank at age 19, Lancaster, Massachusetts

One of Lancaster's most famous sons, Luther Burbank was born on his family's homestead in 1849. As a young man of 21, he purchased a farm in in Lunenburg. After developing the famous Burbank potato, he moved to... More

Abbey Carter Lane house, Lancaster, Massachusetts

Perhaps the noise of the trains and dust from the old toll road were too much for Mrs. Anthony Lane, for right after the death of her husband in 1869, the widow built herself a lovely new home on Main Street in... More

The Stephen Haskell house, Lancaster, Massachusetts

This house (no longer standing), built in the 1850s, stands on the north corner of Main Street and Narrow Lane. It was one of the homes lived in by Adventist pioneer Stephen Haskell in the 1870s. At one time, H... More

Drawing Room Cabinet - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Letter from Colonel Connell to Senator Thurman. The party in a false p...

On verso: 50948 "04. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 138, Folder 1.

Joseph Breck, Lancaster, Massachusetts

Originally from Pepperell, Joseph Breck (1794-1873) came to Lancaster and became the superintendent of the Lancaster Horticultural Gardens, serving from 1833 to 1836. Breck was also a member of the state legisl... More

The Immaculate Conception Church, Lancaster, Massachusetts

Shown here is an early view of the Catholic church in Lancaster Center. Built and consecrated in 1873, it was first associated as a mission of St. John's in Clinton. In 1915, it became the Immaculate Conception... More

Lancaster from "[Popular Resorts and how to reach them, etc. (Second e...

This image has been taken from scan 000063 from "[Popular Resorts and how to reach them, etc. (Second edition.)]". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of th... More

Elder Stephen Haskell, Lancaster, Massachusetts

Born in Oakham, Massachusetts, in 1833, Stephen Haskell, who moved to South Lancaster in 1864, was an ambitious minister, missionary, and organizer within the early Seventh-Day Adventist Church. He is credited ... More

Lancaster from "[Popular Resorts and how to reach them, etc. (Second e...

This image has been taken from scan 000064 from "[Popular Resorts and how to reach them, etc. (Second edition.)]". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of th... More

Rev. Dr. George Murillo Bartol, Lancaster, Massachusetts

During a pastorate that lasted an extraordinary 60 years, Rev. Dr. George Murillo Bartol served the congregation of the First Church from 1847 to 1906, through the reign of Queen Victoria to the beginning of th... More

The pocketbook making shop, Lancaster, Massachusetts

This shop was founded by B.M. Cobb c.1835 and was located on Main Street in Lancaster Center, opposite Carleton Place. In 1852, G.A. Johnson entered the business and became the sole proprietor from 1866 to 1875... More

The Colonel Francis B. Fay house, Lancaster, Massachusetts

The home of prominent Lancaster citizen Col. Francis B. Fay (1793-1876) was once located in an Elm Grove near the corner of Main Street and East George Hill Road in South Lancaster. After his death, the propert... More

The Rowlandson locker, Lancaster, Massachusetts

This locker was never part of the Rowlandson family's Lancaster furnishings. According to one tradition, it was brought from England by Mary's parents and came into her possession after she left Lancaster. Othe... More

The South Lancaster Village Church, Lancaster, Massachusetts

Although Advent believers had been meeting in homes and various other locations in South Lancaster as early as 1856, it was several years before they had a designated meetinghouse. To accommodate their growing ... More

A musical burlesque, Lancaster, Massachusetts

Shown here is the cast of The Sack of Lancaster, a musical burlesque presented by the Theatre Lancaster Social Union on Friday evening, May 16, 1879 at the Lancaster Town Hall. These live burlesques, in which t... More

History of the Town of Lancaster, Massachusetts : From the first settl...

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History of the Town of Lancaster, Massachusetts : From the first settl...

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History of the Town of Lancaster, Massachusetts : From the first settl...

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Elm Grove, Lancaster, Massachusetts

This view shows the corner of Main Street and George Hill Road as it looked around 1879. About that time, the Thayer family acquired the property, building Fairlawn on the site shortly thereafter. The Fay resid... More

Ogden Codman Jr. (1863-1951), Lancaster, Massachusetts

Boston-born Ogden Codman Jr. acquired quite a reputation among the cultured and social circles of Boston, Newport, and New York as a top-notch interior designer and architect. He was known for his elegant and r... More

The Cunningham family home, Lancaster, Massachusetts

This home, built c. 1800 and located near the intersection of Back (Langen Road and Route 117 in North Lancaster, was occupied by the Cunningham family in the late 19th century. Pictured from left to right are ... More

A miscellaneous collection of historical papers and memoranda relating...

Fairlawn, Lancaster, Massachusetts

Fairlawn, the heavily gabled and brown-shingled estate of Eugene V.R. Thayer, was built c. 1880 on South Main Street. The architect was most likely John Hubbard Sturgis, who was often commissioned by the family... More

The H.F. Hosmer store and post office, Lancaster, Massachusetts

The H. F. Hosmer Store and Post Office was located n the Main Street in South Lancaster. Hosmer opened his store in 1879 and was appointed as South Lancaster postmaster in 1881. Courtesy of Lancaster Historical Society

Miller portraits, Lancaster, Massachusetts. Portrait painting.

The chapel's full-length, larger-than-life portraits of William Miller (1782-1849) and his wife, Lucy Paulina Miller, were painted by American primitive artist Horace Bundy. Miller had predicted that the second... More

Bird's eye view of the village of Lancaster, Coos County, N.H. 1883.

Perspective map not drawn to scale. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 485 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes illus. and index to points of interest. AACR2

Nathaniel Thayer II, Lancaster, Massachusetts

Nathaniel Thayer II (1808-1883) received his early education at the Lancaster Academy but then opted for a business career rather than attending Harvard. According to family legend, he and his elder brother Joh... More

The old Lancaster Bank, Lancaster, Massachusetts

The Lancaster Bank was established in 1836 and, in 1864, became the Lancaster National Bank. In 1882, it was moved to Clinton. From 1883 to 1967, the building was used as the Lancaster Fire Station. Most recent... More

"That New England school", Lancaster, Massachusetts

Originally a carriage house, this was the first building designated a school by Seventh-Day Adventists in South Lancaster. The first term opened on April 19, 1882. At first, it was referred to simply as "that N... More

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lancaster, Lancaster County, South Car...

Jun 1884. 1 Sheet(s). North Carolina fire insurance map. Sanborn fire insurance maps are detailed maps of cities and towns produced by the Sanborn Map Company for the purpose of assessing fire insurance lia... More

Out with Daddy, Lancaster, Massachusetts

A. E. Harriman and his young son C. H. appear in front of the Lancaster Drug Store around 1884. The building was located on the west side of Main Street in Lancaster Center. It is no longer standing. Courtesy o... More