514 Howard Avenue Lancaster, PA
An “elegant sauer kraut supper” was served in this little house in 1914 to celebrate the 77th birthday of Widow Mary A. (Barcliff) Fortney, according to a 1914 Lancaster newspaper.
She “was agreeably surprised by a shower of postcards. She received numerous other gifts, and in the evening she entertained her immediate family by an elegant sauer kraut supper. Nearly all her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren were present.”
Her husband, George W. Fortney, had passed away in 1900. She lived in this home the rest of her life, until 1921, when she passed away at age 83.
The 1-1/2 story house was built ca. 1850. It has two pedimented dormers, a sawtooth cornice, transomed entry, and a panelled front door.