Sheads House
The Sheads House, also known as Oak Ridge Seminary, is a historic home located at Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1862, and is a 2 1/2-story, "T"-shaped brick dwelling in the Gothic Revival style. It sits on a granite foundation and has a cross gable roof. It features an ornamental fascia board and porches with ornamental balustrades. Shortly after it was built it housed Oak Ridge Seminary, a girls' school. During the Battle of Gettysburg, it was used as a hospital for Confederate States Army wounded.[2]
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 Sheads House, 2017 | |
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| Location | 331 Buford Ave., Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°50′3″N 77°14′35″W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1862 |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 76001592[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 8, 1976 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. It is located in the Gettysburg Battlefield Historic District.[1]
Shell embedded in the wall to the left of the window
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes P. Ross Ramer and Charles Dunlevey (June 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Sheads House" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-17.
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