700 North Duke Street Lancaster, PA
This home was built in 1907 in the French Chateauesque style for Henry Brinser Keiper and wife Lucy (Nunemaker) Keiper. Mr. Keiper was an inventor / manufacturer who owned the Champion Blower and Forge Company which was one of Lancaster’s largest factories. The firm manufactured blacksmithing equipment and drill presses.
Mr. Keiper created the company in 1875 when he was 17 years old. The factory produced a rotary forge blower he invented.
The house features a red tile roof, decorative sculpture, a carriage porch (porte cochere), and a carriage house. The lavish interior is relatively intact to the original. Today the house is home to law offices.