249 North Charlotte Street Lancaster, PA
This landmark townhouse was built ca. 1897 for newspaper publisher Charles Steinman Foltz and wife Margaret (Potter) Foltz. Mr. Foltz was editor and part owner of the Lancaster Intelligencer newspaper, and was part owner of the News Journal. He owned the newspapers in partnership with his uncle Andrew Jackson Steinman, who was the grandfather of philanthropists Peggy Steinman and the late Caroline Steinman Nunan.
Mrs. Foltz graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1890 and taught high school botany and physics until her marriage. The house was home to the Kappa Sigma Fraternity from 1960 to 2017, before being restored by the current owners.
Architect William C. Pritchett designed this home in the Arts and Crafts / Craftsman style. The house is constructed of brick and stucco, with a hipped roof and projecting rafters.