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Carriage houses were vital buildings on 19th-century estates [architecture column] | Home & Garden | lancasteronline. com
1+ hour, 44+ min ago (1027+ words) RIDDEN HARD AND PUT AWAY WET' Today, we press a button, pull into the garage, turn off the ignition, and step into our homes without giving the sequence a second thought. But in the late 19th century, long before the automobile…...
Here's the latest on Lancaster County's largest apartment projects, including Mosaic
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1058+ words) Samantha Wolff, property manager, shows a one bedroom apartment at West End Place in the building that was formerly Saint Joseph Hospital at 250 College Ave. , in Lancaster city on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. Could this be the year that construction finally begins…...
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1+ week, 6+ day ago (39+ words) Lancaster Online Morris Linde, 4, holds a marker that came with the house his parents bought in 2020. It takes reporters, editors, and resources to do this work right. Your donation keeps that work alive....
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Inside, outside 1894 Lancaster home designed for tobacco merchant by 22-year-old architect [photos]
4+ week, 1+ hour ago (315+ words) In 1894, Lancaster tobacco merchant John F. Brimmer reached beyond Lancaster County to hire an architect to design his home in 1000 block of Marietta Avenue, It was designed by 22-year-old Philadelphia architect Richard Conover Loos. This home in the 1000 block of Marietta…...
Lancaster tobacco merchant found 22-year-old to design 1894 Marietta Avenue home [architecture column] | Home & Garden | lancasteronline. com
4+ week, 1+ hour ago (743+ words) THE ARCHITECTS OF LANCASTER, PART 15: RICHARD CONOVER LOOS (18711942) "Sometimes one building is enough." Behind an ornate wrought-iron gate and towering brick piers topped with decorative urns stood a grand residence perched above Marietta Avenue and surrounded by open lawns. The…...
State's Housing Action Plan gives us shared starting point for progress in Lancaster County [column]
1+ mon, 1+ hour ago (566+ words) Lancaster County has always understood something fundamental: strong communities are built, quite literally, from the ground up. Home creation is pro-family and pro-business. Homes determine whether families can put down roots, whether employers can grow and whether the next generation…...
Lancaster City Housing Authority to reopen public housing waitlist application
1+ mon, 14+ hour ago (437+ words) The Church Street Towers are located at 333 Church Street in Lancaster city on Wednesday, October 28, 2020. Lancaster City Housing Authority will accept applications for its public housing waitlist for two days next week." The public housing units in Lancaster city are…...
Manor Township sets hearing for zoning amendment needed for massive development near Millersville
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (388+ words) Manor Township offices, located at950 W. Fairway Drive, Lancaster. Editor's note: A correction and an addition has been made to accurately explain the developer's request for the zoning text amendment and special exception. Details: A stream divides the two areas proposed for…...
Affordable housing advocates call for Lancaster city to relax zoning rules to aid low-income residents
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (563+ words) A new sign showing Jaime Arroyo as mayor stands outside Lancaster City Hall on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. When: Lancaster City Council meeting, May 26. Council member Cheryl Holland-Jones was absent. What happened: In public comments following an interim housing strategy update by…...