45 South Queen Street Lancaster, PA
Lancaster’s most celebrated crusader for civil rights, U. S. Congressman Thaddeus Stevens, lived in this townhouse from ca.1843 to his death in 1868.
This bachelor attorney / congressman was a powerful opponent of slavery and a tireless advocate for civil liberties for African Americans. Various Lancaster sites are named for him, including the Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology.
The Federal-style house was built pre-1843. The house has Flemish-bond brick, a central entry with fanlight and sidelights, and pedimented dormers. It sits in the shadow of the convention center. The building is part of the Thaddeus Stevens and Lydia Hamilton Smith Historic Site.