Rock Ford is one of the most important and intact examples of Georgian-style domestic architecture in the Lancaster area. It was built as a country house ca. 1794. Its address is now located within the city limits of Lancaster.
This was the home of General Edward Hand and wife Katherine (Ewing) Hand. General Hand was adjutant general to George Washington in the Revolutionary War.
The house features a piazza on three sides, a central pedimented entry with pilasters and fanlight, brick keystoned lintels, and a brick string course between the stories.