Slifer House

Slifer House, also known as Administration Building-Evangelical Home, is a historic home located at Kelly Township, Union County, Pennsylvania. It was designed by noted Philadelphia architect Samuel Sloan and built in 1861, as a country home for Lewisburg merchant Eli Slifer (1818-1888). It has a 2 1/2-story, brick, square main section, with two rectangular rear wings. The main section has a hipped roof with cross gables in a Victorian style. It features wraparound and two-story porches and a four-story square tower. It has housed elder care facilities since 1916, when it was purchased by the Evangelical Association.[2]

Slifer House
Slifer House, October 2011
LocationNorth of Lewisburg off U.S. Route 15 on Pennsylvania Route 59024, Kelly Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°58′33″N 76°52′59″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1861
ArchitectSamuel Sloan
Architectural styleVictorian
NRHP reference No.75001668[1]
Added to NRHPJune 18, 1975

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

The house is now owned by Albright Care Services and opened as a Victorian-era historic house museum. It includes artifacts from its use over the years as a home for seniors, orphanage and community hospital.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes William K. Watson (March 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Slifer House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-03.


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