Sheads House

Sheads House

Sheads House, November 2010
Location 331 Buford Ave., Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°50′3″N 77°14′35″W / 39.83417°N 77.24306°W / 39.83417; -77.24306Coordinates: 39°50′3″N 77°14′35″W / 39.83417°N 77.24306°W / 39.83417; -77.24306
Area 0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built 1862
Architectural style Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference # 76001592[1]
Added to NRHP December 8, 1976

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]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. It is located in the Gettysburg Battlefield Historic District.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "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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