207 North Lime Street Lancaster, PA
This diminutive, one-story house is the oldest building on North Lime Street north of Chestnut Street. It was built ca. 1844 for real estate investor Lewis Hartman.
For many years this little townhouse was the home of prominent Lancaster architect Frank Everts and wife Elsie E. Everts. This architect is best known for remodeling the Steinman family’s Conestoga House in the 1920s.
Frank and Elsie Everts were two of the closest friends of Lancaster artist Charles Demuth. This small house housed a treasure trove of paintings by Demuth. The Everts owned six Demuth watercolors, three oils, plus a drawing inscribed "Demuth, 1912 for Elsie."
The house features late Federal design, including bull’s-eye window roundels and a molded wood cornice.