232 East Orange Street Lancaster, PA
Mennonite farming couple Franklin H. Bare and Addah (Kendig) Bare moved off their farm into Lancaster City ca. 1880. Mr. Bare then became a dealer in leaf tobacco. The Bare family was living in this home by 1890.
The couple was actively involved with the Reformed Mennonite Church in the city. Mrs. Bare passed away in 1901 and her husband continued living in this house as a widower.
Mr. Bare’s will included a substantial bequest to East James Street Reformed Mennonite Church and to the Buchanan-McEvoy Relief Fund. That charitable fund had been set up by U. S. President James Buchanan who had been living here in Lancaster County. The fund provided heating fuel and other necessities to impoverished Lancaster women.
The house was built ca. 1870 in the Italianate style. It has a bracketed cornice, ornate window hoods, and an arched, hooded entry. 232 East Orange Street Lancaster, Pennsylvania.