416 West Chestnut Street Lancaster, PA
In the 1970s and 80s this was the home of Lancaster’s most influential (and wealthiest) historian / antiques collector / bachelor antiquarian: John J. Snyder Jr.
After his death in 2013 at age 67, John's bequests gifted more than $9 million to historical organizations, especially to Lancaster County museums. John's architectural research is an invaluable source of information here on my website.
The earliest section of this townhouse was built ca.1855 by clothier / real estate investor Frederick J. Kramph. The house features a pedimented entry portico with Doric columns and pilasters, with keystones and spring blocks on second-floor windows, and a modillioned cornice.