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Article: A new view; Cupola that topped almshouse brought down to earth, researched, restored and on display.
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- Sunday News Lancaster, PA
- Article date:
- June 23, 2002
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For a two-ton piece of architecture, the cupola that once
embellished the west wing of the Lancaster County Almshouse gets
around.
The octagonal structure started life as white pine wood in the
forests of northern Pennsylvania.
After a float trip down the Susquehanna River, the wood was milled
in Marietta. It became part of the almshouse, better known as the
County Home, in 1874-75.
Demolition contractors sold the cupola for about $350 in 1969 when
the county home was razed to make way for Conestoga View, 900 E. King
St.
A year ago, Jim Keener bought the cupola at auction from Ray
Burkholder of Lititz. Keener has turned the historic piece into a
pond-side gazebo at his business, Jim's ...