Historic Structure Report, Physical Fabric Section: Leister Barn

Engle RL. 1986. Historic Structure Report, Physical Fabric Section: Leister Barn. 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 Leister (Meade's Headquarters) Barn at Gettysburg. Buildings comprising this important farm group are situated on Tareytown Road, (State Rte. 134) approximately 300 yards east of the High Water Mark Monument. The Barn was used as a signal station and temporary hospital during the Battle of Gettysburg and the adjacent Leister House was used as Meade's Headquarters for part of the battle. It is proposed that the exterior of the barn be restored to its appearance just before the Battle in July, 1863. The interior will rot be restored, but continue to be used for Park storage or, possibly, placed on an agricultural special use permit.

Type
Published Report
Authors
Engle, Reed
Date of Issue
1986
Publisher
U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Units
GETT , NER
Keywords
agriculture, Civil War, farm, General Meade, homestead, Leister House, Lydia Leister, restoration, vernacular architecture
Subjects
CRIS-HS: 000458: Lydia Leister Farm Barn

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