437 West James Street Lancaster, PA
This brick townhouse was the home of F. and M. College President Dr. John S. Stahr and wife Francina (Andrews) Stahr. They lived here throughout the 1880s and 90s and later. He was the fourth president of the college, from 1890 to 1909. He was also president of the Reformed Church’s General Synod. The house then became a fraternity house for Phi Sigma Capa, from 1910 to 1983.
The house was built ca. 1870s in a Second Empire style. It features a mansard roof with segmental dormers, a bracketed cornice, and paired windows with hood moldings. The entry has a semi-circular fanlight, and sidelights.