47 North Lime Street
When this home was built in 1853 it was one of the finest Classical Revival houses in this region. It was built for the family of John Black, who was one of the first directors of the Lancaster Locomotive Works. The house’s front elevation has similarities to the Classical Revival Grubb Mansion (Lancaster Museum of Art) which had been built a few years earlier.
The entry portico features marble Tuscan columns. A carriage stepping stone and a hitching post remain by the curb. The Queen Anne style window sash were added ca. 1880. The house remains one of the most important Classical Revival houses in the city.