Lancaster in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Montgomery House

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 7, 2019

1. Montgomery House Marker

Inscription. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, this house was built in 1804 for prominent Lancaster attorney William Montgomery by Harrisburg based architect Stephen Hills. The Montgomery House originally contained a rare oval room on the first floor and is a fine residential example of the Early Federal Period.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1804.

Location. 40° 2.243′ N, 76° 18.327′ W. Marker is in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is on South Queen Street (Pennsylvania Route 72) south of East King Street ( Route 462), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lancaster PA 17603, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Jasper Yeates Building (within shouting distance of this marker); James Buchanan (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Soldiers and Sailors Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); The War of 1812 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Revolutionary War (within shouting distance of this marker); Poem Bricks and Mortar

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Lancaster's 'freedom spies' (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lancaster.

Other markers no longer nearby. Soldiers and Sailors Monument (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing); Old Courthouse (was about 300 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Old Center Square (Penn Square) (was about 300 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Central Market (was about 300 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Early Transportation Routes (was about 300 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 7, 2019

2. Montgomery House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 503 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 9, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.