Historic Structures Report, Part II: Snyder House
Bearss EC. 1966. Historic Structures Report, Part II: Snyder 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 historic structure report concerns the Snyder Farm at Gettysburg, located on a slight rise approximately 150 feet west of the Emmitsburg Road and 75 feet east of West Confederate Avenue. The present structure is a combination of frame, log and brick construction, two stories high. There is a one story lean-to on the west elevation consisting of one room constructed of modern materials. The exterior of the entire structure is covered with boards and battens that appear to be partially worn. This covering appears to be of circa 1890. The original structure appeals to have been built as a one story frame structure containing two rooms, circa 1840. This report gives an extensive history of the building, tracing it from its original construction to the present day.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Bearss, Edwin
- Date of Issue
- 1966-11
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- GETT , NER
- Keywords
- adaptive reuse, agriculture, Civil War, farm, homestead, restoration, Snyder, vernacular architecture
- Subjects
- CRIS-HS: 000472: Philip Snyder Farm House