Survey Report: Restoration and Rehabilitation of Hummelbaugh House
Tilberg F. 1956. Survey Report: Restoration and Rehabilitation of Hummelbaugh House. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the Civil War, the Union victory that ended General Robert E. Lee's second and most ambitious invasion of the North. Often referred to as the "High Water Mark of the Rebellion", Gettysburg was the Civil War's bloodiest battle and was also the inspiration for President Abraham Lincoln's immortal "Gettysburg Address". The Gettysburg National Military Park protects and interprets the landscape of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg. This survey report concerns the Hummelbaugh Farm buildings at Gettysburg. The Hummelbaugh farm lies between Cemetery Ridge, the main Union battle position, and the Taneytown Road. It is proposed that this building continue to be used as employee quarters. The proposed improvements to the interior of this building will bring the condition of the building up to a comparable standard with other employee quarters in the Park and similar buildings in the community.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Tilberg, Frederick
- Date of Issue
- 1956-10-18
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- GETT , NER
- Keywords
- agriculture, Civil War, farm, homestead, Hummelbaugh Farm, Hummelbaugh House, restoration, vernacular architecture