Category Archives: historic preservation

Did York’s Camp Security Look Like This?

Posted on March 21, 2012 by june lloyd

The public is invited by the Red Lion Area Historical Society to attend Jonathan Stayer’s program on Camp Security at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 22, 2012. It is at St. John’s UCC, 161 N. Main St., Red Lion (rear entrance). … Continue reading →

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York Post Office Was Once in Historic Globe Inn

Posted on July 7, 2011 by june lloyd

Globe Inn (1812-1892)–William Wagner engraving York’s “Old Post Office,” the subject of my recent York Sunday News column was the first permanent home of a downtown York post office. It bounced around before that. The last stop before Beaver and … Continue reading →

Posted in 1810s, 1820s, 1890s, architecture, buildings, historic preservation, post office, Revolutionary War, stagecoaches, taverns, Universal York, York City, York County | Leave a comment

Changes at York’s Trinity U.M. Church over the Years

Posted on July 2, 2011 by june lloyd

Trinity U.M. Church 1941 and 1946 In response to my previous posts on Trinity United Methodist Church on East King Street, I was asked when the steeple was taken down. I didn’t know it ever had a steeple until I … Continue reading →

Posted in 1890s, 1900s, 1910s, 1940s, architecture, churches, historic preservation, United Methodist, Universal York, York City, York County | 1 Comment

Old York Post Office Photos

Posted on June 25, 2011 by june lloyd

Detail on corner tower My recent post detailed the history of the 1895 York Post Office, designed by nationally-known architect Willoughby Edbrooke, while he was serving as the Supervising Architect for the U.S. Treasury Department. Beaver Street facade Many of … Continue reading →

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More on York’s Architecturally Significant 1895 Post Office

Posted on June 20, 2011 by june lloyd

Northeast corner of Philadelphia and Beaver Streets today The Lighthouse Youth Center Ministry of the York Rescue Mission has been operating its worthy programs out of the impressive building above at the corner of West Philadelphia and North Beaver Streets … Continue reading →

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Old York Post Office Designed by Distinguished National Architect

Posted on May 13, 2011 by june lloyd

Architectural drawing of York’s old post office Wow! Once again we find we have a significant treasure right under our noses right here in York County. Fellow blogger Jim McClure recently posted a photo, taken by Dianne Bowders, of the … Continue reading →

Posted in 1750s, 1890s, architecture, buildings, government, historic preservation, post office, Universal York, York County | 2 Comments

More on York’s Endangered Trinity UM Church

Posted on April 3, 2011 by june lloyd

Newspaper clipping, 1896 As promised in my previous post, I checked the Trinity Evangelical/ Trinity EUB/ Trinity United Methodist Church file at York County Heritage Trust. Besides copies of original church records, such as baptisms, I found directories, anniversary history … Continue reading →

Posted in 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900s, architecture, churches, historic preservation, religion, United Methodist, Universal York, York City, York County | 2 Comments

Trinity Church a Landmark on East King Street in York

Posted on April 1, 2011 by june lloyd

Trinity United Methodist Church, 241 East King St. I’ve been following the stories on the proposed demolition of Trinity United Methodist Church on East King St. because of my admiration of historic architecture and because of the church’s place in … Continue reading →

Posted in 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900s, architecture, churches, historic preservation, religion, United Methodist, Universal York, York City, York County | 6 Comments

Hurry to See York County “Then and Now”

Posted on January 13, 2011 by june lloyd

I like to take an old photo, a postcard or even a drawing and go out and take a current photo of the same site to compare how much has, or hasn’t, changed. I’ve been known to dodge traffic and … Continue reading →

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York County Native American Sites Finally Saved

Posted on February 27, 2009 by june lloyd

The last two known York County Susquehannock Indian sites have recently been safely preserved. The illustration above is from Herman Moll’s 1720 map of North America, in the collection of the York County Heritage Trust Library/Archives. It is very similar … Continue reading →

Posted in 1660s, 1670s, historic preservation, Indians, Long Level, Lower Windsor Twp., Native Americans, Universal York, York County | 5 Comments