See these historic buildings on a Google map.
My Photo Technique for Instagram:
1. Use an iPhone camera.
1. Shoot on a cloudy day to avoid harsh shadows.
3. Digitally remove the utility wires, air conditioners and gas meters...
...to suggest the original appearance of these historic houses.
4. Correct photo perspective to avoid crooked buildings.
5. Avoid color filters, to keep the colors clear.
Research Sources for this Project:
Brooks, John B., Snyder Jr., John J., Wiley, Mary T., Our Present Past, The Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County, 1985. Link.
Lancaster newspaper archives, LNP / Lancaster Online. Link.
Lancaster city directories online, LancasterHistory, 1834 - 1900. Link. 1901 - 1914. Link.
Census records and other historical documents on Ancestry. Link.
Sanborn maps of Lancaster, PA, Library of Congress. Link.
Recorder of Deeds, Lancaster County, PA. Link.
Lancaster County Property Assessment Office: LanCo View. Link. Parcel Search. Link.
See also: City of Lancaster Historic District - Researching the History of a House. Link.
My Websites about Lancaster County History:
(I create these websites as a hobby.)
Historic One-Story Houses of Lancaster, PA.
The Hess Homestead: A Mennonite Farm in Lancaster County, PA.
John Fass: A Pennsylvania Dutch Artist in New York City.
Historic Mennonite Farms in Lititz, PA.
Picnics in my Pasture: The Photography of Dillman Bomberger.
The Black Art: A History of Printing in Lancaster County, PA.
