Slifer House

Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States
United States historic place
Slifer House
Slifer House, October 2011
40°58′33″N 76°52′59″W / 40.97583°N 76.88306°W / 40.97583; -76.88306
Arealess than one acre
Built1861 (163 years ago) (1861)
ArchitectSamuel Sloan
Architectural styleVictorian
NRHP reference No.75001668[1]
Added to NRHPJune 18, 1975

Slifer House, also known as the Administration Building-Evangelical Home, is a historic home that is located in Kelly Township, Pennsylvania, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

History and architectural features

Designed by noted Philadelphia architect Samuel Sloan, this historic structure was built in 1861 as a country home for Lewisburg merchant Eli Slifer (1818–1888). It has a 2+12-story, brick, square main section, with two rectangular rear wings. The main section has a hipped roof with cross gables and was designed in a Victorian style. It features wraparound and two-story porches and a four-story square tower, and has housed elder care facilities since 1916, when it was purchased by the Evangelical Association.[2]

This house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975,[1] and is now owned by Albright Care Services, which operated it as a Victorian-era historic house museum until the museum's closure in 2022. It featured artifacts from its use over the years as a home for seniors, orphanage and community hospital.

References

  1. ^ a b c "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.

External links

  • Slifer House Museum - official site
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