Lancaster County House of Employment
The Lancaster County House of Employment, also known as Old County Hospital Building No. 1, is an historic American building that is located in Lancaster Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. History and architectural features
Built between 1799 and 1801, this historic structure is a two-story, fifteen-bay wide, stuccoed, stone building. It has a full width front porch with Tuscan order columns that added roughly between 1875 and 1876. The same renovation added Gothic Revival-style details. It has been in continuous ownership by Lancaster County since its construction. Built as a poor house, it was used as the House of Employment until 1876, when it was converted to a hospital. It later housed county offices. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Gallery

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Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Gothic Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
Government buildings completed in 1801
Buildings and structures in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Residential buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
National Register of Historic Places in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania