423 West Chestnut Street Lancaster, PA
This landmark building is the Wolf Museum of Music and Art. It was the home of music teachers Dr. William A. Wolf and wife Frances Wolf. The Queen Anne-style home was built in 1889 by department store owner / developer Jonas B. Martin and wife Anna (Lehman) Martin. The architect was C. Emlen Urban, who became Lancaster’s most important architect.
The house features shingled cross gables, a central octagonal dormer, Queen Anne window sash with stained glass, and a porch supported by square columns on brick piers.
The house showcases stained glass by J. Horace Rudy of York, PA
A door panel depicting Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream:
Above: Front-door stained glass by J. Horace Rudy
Above: Shakespeare’s Puck and Titania in Glass
Above: Lancaster New Era newspaper: Oct. 21, 1925
Above: Stained Glass at the stair landing. Presumably by the Rudy Brothers.
Stained glass images credit: Bright MLS