123 North Prince Street Lancaster, PA
Pictured here is one of Lancaster’s finest Georgian-style buildings. It was built ca. 1787 by carpenter Johann Gottlieb Sehner Jr. for his family’s residence. In the early 1800s the house was rented by Andrew Ellicott, the first U. S. surveyor general. The house was restored by the Louise Steinman von Hess Foundation.
Today the building is known as the Sehner-Ellicott-von Hess House and is home to the Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County.
The house features classic Georgian details: Flemish bond brickwork, a brick water table, a brick belt course, keystoned lintels, a modillioned cornice, and the original pedimented entry.