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Goodridge House to Become Museum
One of the benefits of my day job with the Nutec Group is that I sometimes have the opportunity to become involved with local projects of historic significance. Such is the case with the home once...
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William Goodridge & the Underground Railroad
In the span of 25 years, William Goodridge went from a young slave in Maryland to one of York’s most prominent businessmen. He grew from barber to entrepreneur, expanding his business, purchasing new...
View ArticleCannibalism in our Midst?
In celebration of the Halloween season, here’s a bit of dark history from York’s past. Today the site of the York County Judicial Center, the southeast intersection of North George Street and...
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Centre Square, 1815
Change came again to the “Square” in 1815 with the expansion of the first courthouse. This “expansion” didn’t change the building footprint at all, but allowed for more usable space on the second...
View ArticleCivil War Walking Tour of Downtown York
One-hundred forty-five years ago, York was a town in crisis. Over 6,000 battle hardened Confederates occupied York on June 28, 29, and 30, 1863. Today, many of the buildings from that era remain....
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Lost Treasures: The Castle Jail
I recently received an e-mail from someone who had just purchased the book York’s Historic Architecture. She had not yet read the book, but was intrigued by the cover, a photo of Gethsemane Hall on...
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Lost Treasures: Dempwolf’s Masterpiece
There are few Central Pennsylvania architects that have put their mark on the built environment more than John Augustus Dempwolf. His firm, which included both his brother Reinhardt and later, his son...
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Dempwolf in Gettysburg
While researching my latest book, Gettysburg Perspectives, I was struck by the number of Dempwolf-designed projects in Gettysburg. The work of J.A. Dempwolf and his brother Reinhardt in York County has...
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Old School – D. K. Noell Building
In 1882, a new school house, known as the D. K. Noell School, was constructed and named for a member of the school board. The eight-room school house was built of brick, but had major structural issues...
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Dempwolf in Boston
I recently had the opportunity to attend a conference in Boston. While there, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that the hotel in which I was staying was located near two important buildings with a...
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