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The Yorktowne Hotel, left, is one of the projects Emigsville's now-closed HAFA Construction listed on resume of work performed on historic buildings. Here, the Yorktowne is seen, next to the old York County Courthouse, from the roof of the new York County Judicial Center in this 2004 York Daily Record/Sunday News file photo. That's York County employee George Meshew, in foreground atop the judicial center, pointing out that the seven-story judicial center is higher than the Yorktowne, if you don't count the hotel's flag pole. Also of interest: Roundtown in Manchester Township, York County, Pa.? Where did that come from? and 'Skyscrapers' have shaped York's skyline since 1850 and Ten years ago, Emigsville's mighty oak fell.

A York County business, known for its historic preservation, is closing its doors.

Emigsville's HAFA Construction auctioned off its assets earlier this week.

"It was a bittersweet day for all of us," Douglas Kauffman said. He was not personally involved in the family business but his older brother, mother and uncle were its mainstays.

Here are excerpts from an e-mail from Douglas, which also explain the origin of the company's name:

The York County Courthouse stands at the turn of the 20th century, flanked by the Security & Title Co. building, left, and the Marshall House, a hotel, right in this photo from Scott Butcher's York, Postcard History Series. The courthouse is on a short list of the tallest buildings in York. Background posts: Restoring old Futer Bros. building's integrity not hard, but costly, Buildings reveal a bit about York and York County ... 'A smorgasbord of architectural styles'

First, William C. Goodridge built his four-story building in the late 1840s on York's Centre Square.

Actually, it could be counted as five stories with skylight windows.

Then, John Hartman out built him with a six-story building across the square.

Actually, the building had a cupola and a seventh story was reportedly later built. (To see drawings of the two buildings, visit: York landmark Futer Bros. building in new hands)... .

Architect Murphy & Dittenhafer's rendering of what the York (Pa.) Museum of Art (YOMA) could look like if the idea put forth by the Brenner administration comes to fruition. (See photo of site below.) Background posts: Temporary river art collection may find permanent home along Susquehanna, Resources for York/Adams history junkies increasingly posted on Web and To those seeking to donate York County artifacts to preserve and present history.

The proposed York Museum of Art has intriguing hooks.

Organizers are:

Paul Schenck, right, takes on a protester on this July 10, 1992, Life cover. The nationally known York County resident heads the National Pro-Life Action Center (NPLAC), an advocacy group in Washington, D.C. Background post: York County 1st Amendment case list grows.

Since 2005, York County has been the home of well-known pro-life advocate Paul Schenck.

Schenck moved his family from Washington, D.C., to less congested, less expensive Manchester Township.

He now lives in a county in which the primary pro-life organization, Human Life Services, has its headquarters in a former abortion clinic... .

Indian Steps, now a museum, was for years the home of lawyer Edward Vandersloot and a favorite gathering spot for York County Bar members. This York County Heritage Trust photograph was taken on June 4, 1915.

York City showed an uptick in population for the first time in years, according to 2006 census stats.

I surveyed what such stats have meant for the city since 1880 in a York Sunday News column 'Projects bring hope for population growth'.

But one thing population growth has meant is an increase in lawyers. Or maybe the increase in population has meant more crime, which means more lawyers. Or maybe more population means more potential litigants, which means more lawyers.

Anyway, Georg Sheets' "Lawyers and Leaders" provides an interesting glimpse of the York County attorney population ratio from 1950 to 2000.

The renovated old county courthouse has a new informative display tracing the history of the buildings serving York-area residents for the past 250 years. http://www.ydr.com/search/ci_4259982

The display, titled "The Evolution of the York County Courthouse," can be viewed on the third floor of the 1898 building, located on East Market Street.

York County has played host to four courthouses: the Colonial Court House, in Centre Square; an 1841 building situated on the site of the 1898 courthouse; and the new North George Street judicial center.

The location of the courthouses say a lot about the evolution of the county... .

Jason (jshow16@suscom.net), an autograph collector, has picked up the "mother lode,‿ a Babe Ruth signature from the 1920s. It was written on Hotel Penn letterhead.

Where was the Hotel Penn, he asked?