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

Shippen House

Photographed by William Pfingsten, February 2, 2008

1. Shippen House Marker

Inscription. Site of house occupied 1751-1781, by Edward Shippen; lawyer, judge, Chairman Committee of Observation, and grand-father of Peggy Shippen Arnold. An earlier occupant was Thomas Cookson, first Burgess of Lancaster Borough.

Erected 1950 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list.

Location. 40° 2.404′ N, 76° 18.114′ W. Marker is in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is at the intersection of East Orange Street and North Lime Street, on the right when traveling east on East Orange Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lancaster PA 17602, 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: First Presbyterian Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Christopher Marshall (within shouting distance of this marker); Monument to John Wise (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Edward Shippen (about 400 feet away); Jasper Yeates (about 400 feet away); Robert Coleman

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(about 400 feet away); General Edward Hand (about 400 feet away); Major John Light (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lancaster.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Edward Shippen's grave site in St. James' Cemetery.

Also see . . . MarkerQuest - Shippen House. (Submitted on January 23, 2025, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)

Site is now occupied by YWCA of Lancaster built in 1917. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, February 2, 2008

2. Site is now occupied by YWCA of Lancaster built in 1917.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 7, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,782 times since then and 63 times this year. Last updated on June 15, 2010, by John Jascoll of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 7, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.