224 - 226 Lancaster Avenue Lancaster, PA
Developer Barton B. Martin built this Italianate-style double house in 1878 as rental / resale property. He also built the two double houses beside this one. Mr. Martin was a coal and lumber merchant who lived one-half block away with his family at West Lawn, their towering Second Empire home.
This double house has bracketed cornices, decorative window caps, and arched double-door entries. The porch details differ from house to house in the six homes of this Martin Row. 224 and 226 Lancaster Ave. Lancaster, PA.