C. EMLEN URBAN - RESIDENCE PROJECTS

Please note that further research may reveal additional information about these CEU commissions.

c. 1883 – Henry B. Musselman residence, 149 S. Charlotte St., Manheim.  (Purchased a "Lot" in Manheim in 1882, and sold a "two story brick house" in 1894.  Now, the Manheim V.F.W.); Manheim Hist. Soc.
May 1884 – Edwin Brillinger, 353 E. Market St, York, PA
Aug 1884 – John M. Newbold residence, corner lot, 305 N. Lime Street??  (LNP; 1897/1899 City Directory)
Nov 1884 – Residence, Abilene, KS
Aug 1885 – Samuel M. Myers, 339 N. Duke, brick, still standing, add-on to first-floor front (H. Y. Shaub, architect)

Sep 1885 – Robert M. Slaymaker, hardware merchant, 546 N. Duke St. (razed- LGH block)
c. 1885 – George A. Kiehl residence, 168 E. King St., brick, still standing
c. 1885 – Mrs. Belle Fisher, W. James St. & College Ave.  (Widow Fisher lived at 431 W. James)
Oct 1885 – Jacob Gable, S. Duke & Mifflin Sts. (razed - now S. Duke St. Garage)
Oct 1885 – Henry Strobel – 2 houses, 335 & 337 E. Orange St. (for his 2 daughters)

1886 – Jonas B. Martin, merchant, residence 423 W. Chestnut St
Oct 1886 – Cummings and Achmus builders, 3 residences, 508, 510, and 512 N. Duke St. (#508 sold to Richard M. Reilly)
Jun 1887 – John A. Coyle, new 3 houses on Vine St.
Mar 1888 – 2 dwelling houses at the new water works
Apr 1888 – Ira W. Arnold residence, SE corner Queen & German (Farnum) Sts., 203 S. Queen St.

Dec 1889 – 6 3-story residences, 11/13/15/17/19/21 N. Ann St. near E. King St., for Myers & Rathfon
c. 1890 – (Dr.) T. M. Rohrer residence, 24 W. State St., Quarryville
c. 1890 – Galen J. P. Raub residence, 28 W. State St., Quarryville (not proven)
c. 1890 – Grant Eichholtz, 2 dwellings and a store, S. Lime & Church Sts.
c. 1890 – Walter Symington residence, 1870 New Holland Pike, Eden, 2 ½ story, frame

20 + 12 multiples

c. 1890 – E. E. Grove residence, 145 S. River St., Maytown
c. 1890 – Henry Bowman, 51 W. Frederick St., Millersville
c. 1890 – Milton S. Hershey residence, 222 S. Queen St. (To Build Strong & Substantial); remodel
c. 1890 – Charles F. Miller, brick and stone residence, (230 N. Duke?), Lancaster (Phila. Builders’ Guide)
Mar 1890 – J. W. Yocum, Esq., 441 Chestnut Street @ 3rd, Columbia (owners have prints framed)

Mar 1890 – Barr Spangler, 67 Fairview, Marietta (1893 Charles S. Spangler residence)
Mar 1890 – Isaac Walker Slokom, remodel of “old Slokom mansion”, NW corner, 1 Broad St., @ N. Bridge St., Christiana (NOTE:  possible “new” mansion mentioned in 1893)
1890 – Kirk B. Johnson residence, 909 E. King Street
Aug 1890 – J. W. Jones, 2 3-story English style houses on E. King St., east of Kirk Johnson’s house
c. 1891 – 300 block of E. Walnut St., southside, row of brick houses (razed?)

1891 – David Rose residence and carriage house (214 N. Pine), NW corner, 535 W. Chestnut & Pine Sts.
Oct 1891 – John W. Holman, 6 3-story houses in blocks of two, north side of W. Chestnut, east of College Ave.; #s - 655/657/659/661/663/665
Dec 1891 – M. S. Hershey, stable, brick and stone, razed (Phila. Builders’ Guide)
c. 1892 – Jacob B. & John E. Rathfon, 2 houses at 238 and 240 N. Duke St.
May 1893 – 126-136 College Avenue 6 brick houses for Home Bldg. & Loan Assoc. [THE HISTORIC CITY OF LANCASTER • A REPORT ON ITS HISTORIC RESOURCES, p. 90] (LNP)

May 1893 – Lancaster Improvement Co., 30 houses in Man. Twp./6th Ward, Lanc. City on Kelly Farm
Jun 1893 – 4 dwellings (Union Bldg. & Loan Assoc., H. K. Slaymaker)
Sep 1894 – Menno M. Fry residence, 624 W. Chestnut St.
c. 1894 – Hipple residence, 32 N. Gay St., Marietta
c. 1894 – Elmer E. Steigerwalt residence, 632 W. Chestnut St.

40 + 44 multiples

May 1895 – William Wohlsen residence, 537 W. Chestnut St.
c. 1896 – John A. Coyle, 212-212 ½ E. King St., remodel, sold to C.E. Urban in 1897
1896 – Adam Moore, 4 story brick residence, Lancaster (Phila. Builders’ Guide)
Jan 1896 – J. B. Oblinger residence and carriage house, SW corner, 342 N. Duke @ Lemon Sts.
Jan 1896 – 8 3-story brick houses at 16/18/20/22/24/26/28/30 Pine St., between W. King & Orange Sts.

Apr 1896 – P. T. Watt residence, ‘Roslyn’, 1035 Marietta Ave.
May 1896 – M. L. & Andrew Killian, 3 3-story brick dwellings on Ross St. @ Shippen
Jul 1896 – John H. Stauffer, East Main St., Lititz
c. 1896 – B. F. Hiestand residence, 722 E. Market St., Marietta
Dec 1896 – Prof. J. C. Bowman, 519 W. James St. (Phila. Builders’ Guide)

1897 – Stehli Silk Mill Superintendent’s residence
1897 – John Hetrick residence, 627 W. Chestnut St. (unproven)
Jun 1897 – Henry S. Hiestand, 712 E. Market Street, Marietta (Phila. Builders’ Guide)
Nov 1898 – 2 paired residences of Charles A. Samuels and D. Stuart Griffith, 623 & 625 W. Chestnut (drawings)
1898 – Deborah Gest Pownall house, 105 Harrison Ave., Christiana (owners have plans)

1898-1899 – A. S. Kreider residence, 515 E. Main St., Annville, PA
Jan 1899 – 4 houses 830, 832, 834, 836 Marietta Ave. for C. W. Bitner
Feb 1899 – 5 houses at 441-449 W. Orange St., between Charlotte & Mary Sts. for J. R. Foster
Feb 1899 – 3 houses for J. W. Fehl at 726, 728, 730 Columbia Ave.
May 1899 – Dr. A. Detwiler residence, stone and fancy brick, W. Chestnut St. @ Charlotte St. (razed)

60 + 19 multiples

1900 – George T. Sellers residence, 800 Bellevue Ave., Gap, PA (Queen Anne; now owned by Brett Snyder)
Aug 1901 – 4 houses for Myers & Rathfon, 137, 139, 141, 143 E. Clay St.
1902 – Herman F. Wohlsen residence – 430 W. Orange St. (became Red Cross Headquarters)
Feb 1902 – 5 houses for J. W. Fehl, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50 West End Ave., west side, s. of Wheatland Ave.
Jan 1903 – 4 houses for J. W. Fehl, 127, 129, 131, 133 College Ave., east side, south of W. Chestnut St.

Aug 1904 – John A. Goll, bridge masonry contractor, residence, 607 N. Duke St.
Oct 1904 – J. W. Fehl  12 houses, 343-365 College Ave., east side; gold brick (undocumented)
Oct 1904 – J. W. Fehl, 4 houses, 135, 137, 139, 141 College Ave., east side; gold brick (undocumented)
c. 1905 – Frank McGrann residence – 1464 New Holland Pike
Jan 1905 – John E. Malone residence, SE corner of Orange @ 43 N. Shippen Sts.

Mar 1906 – I. H. Weaver, 3-story brick, 241-243 N. Duke St.
Sep 1906 – J. Calvin Schutte residence and stable, 1025 Marietta Ave.
1908 – Wilbur F. Carey residence, (now 116 Charles Rd.)
c. 1909 – Christian Gunzenhauser residence, 250 W. Orange – SE corner, @ N. Mulberry St.
c. 1909 – John Lorentz/W. F. Meiskey residence -- 535 W. Orange St. (undocumented)

1909 – Jacob Hebble residence, brick, 540 S. Queen St. (LNP building permit)
1910 – J. A. Miller -- 2 residences, 423 W. Orange St. & 421 W. Orange St.
1910 – Herman Wohlsen  19 houses, Lemon, Nevin & Spruce Sts. (Wohlsen archives, drawings), inc. 4 houses, 567, 569, 571, 573 W. Lemon St. (Urban drawings @ F&M, Wohlsen archives)
1912 – Lloyd Hershey residence, 2 ½ story, Columbia Pike (1913 American Contractor)
Apr 1914 – 3 residences near Lancaster, owner’s name withheld (American Contractor)

80 + 46 multiples

Jun 1914 – E. M. Barlow & Clinton W. Barlow & Mrs. A. R. Taylor, 3 residences in Greenwich, CT (American Contractor & PBG)
1914 – L. B. Keiper Apartment Bldg., 129 E. Lemon St.
1914 – Mrs. Ida W. Arnold, remodel of Ira Arnold residence, 2 ½ Story, 1109 Marietta Ave. (1898, Herman Wohlsen, builder) (PHMC); (1914 American Contractor)
1914 – C. E. Urban residence, Race Ave. at W. Lemon (now 1009 Buchanan Ave.)  NOTE:  sold to H. Musser in 1922; purchased lot on opposite corner from Mr. Musser at the same time.  2 ½ story (American Contractor)
1914 – Jacob G. Shirk residence, 420 Race Ave., next to CEU home; lot purchased in 1912 at same time as CEU’s lot was purchased (owners have prints).  Sold to John H. Hartman c. 1920. (American Contractor & PBG)

1914 – 318 N. President Ave., built for Netta Forney Arnold, Charles Y. & Louise F. Arnold Tanger residence, owners have the prints
Dec 1914 –2 residences for Isaac S. Aston, 416 1/2 & 418 N. Mulberry St., 2 story, brick (drawings & Wohlsen files)
1915 – Blenheim Apartment building, N. Duke & Clay Sts. for H. B. Keiper (drawings)
1915 – Mrs. Hugh M. North, 435 W. Chestnut St., addition (American Contractor)
1915 – H. Roy Nissley residence, 2 ½ story, Florin/Mount Joy (American Contractor)

1915 – Frank McGrann, bungalow, 1462 New Holland Pike
1916 – Christian Gunzenhauser garage addition, 1-story, Mulberry & Orange Sts. (American Contractor)
1918 – Michael A. Rollman 2 1/2-story residence and garage, Mount Joy (American Contractor)
Mar 1918 – A. B. Rote, 3-story, apartment alterations
Mar 1919 – Amos Albert residence, 2-story, brick & stucco, Quarryville (American Contractor)

May 1919 – Stehli Silk Corp., 4 houses, 1 and 2-story, High Point, NC (Phila. Builders’ Guide)
Aug 1919 – Mrs. D.M.B. Royer, 3-stories, alterations & additions, E. King St.
Nov 1919 – Walter Fraim residence, alterations & additions, 549-551 N. Lime St. (for E. T. Fraim)
Aug 1919 – Arthur Graybill residence, 2 1/2 -story, brick, Rohrerstown
Oct 1919 – Congressman A. S. Kreider, 2-story residence and 2-story garage, stone, Hill Farm, Annville (American Contractor).  (Residence was destroyed by fire in 1932 and rebuilt.)

100 + 4 multiples

Apr 1920 – W. B. Long, house interior and exterior alterations (Phila. Builders’ Guide)
May 1920 – M. B. Keiper, alterations, N. Duke & Clay Sts. (American Contractor)
1921 – A. B. Rote residence, 936 Buchanan Ave. (PHMC)
Jan 1921 – Christian C. Kunzler, 2 ½-story residence and garage, 910 Buchanan Ave. (Phila. Builders’ Guide & American Contractor)
Feb 1921 – Chas. Zell, 2 ½-story residence and garage, E. Orange St. (American Contractor)

Mar 1921 – Theobald Schlegel, 2 apts. from residence, E. Orange St. (American Contractor)
Mar 1921 – Ralph Hull, 2 1/2-story residence and garage, President Ave. (American Contractor)
Apr 1921 – Herman A. Wohlsen (son of Herman F.), residence & garage, 930 Buchanan Ave. (PHMC) Wohlsen files @F&M (American Contractor)
Apr 1921 – A. M. Brennan, garage, 1-story, West End Ave. (American Contractor)
Aug 1921 – remodel of old Potts homestead, Lincoln Hwy. East, for Kirk Johnson Apt. Bldg.

Oct 1921 – Charles F. Stauffer, 19 residences, 2-story, cinder block & stucco, S. Queen nr Furnace St. (American Contractor)
1922 – Kirk Johnson, 6 apartments from store, S. Queen St. (American Contractor)
1922 – Wayne G. Fahnestock residence, 518 S. Broad St., Lititz (owner has blueprints)
Jan 1922 – C. Reese Foy, apartment house, N. Queen & Lemon Sts. (American Contractor)
Mar 1922 – H. A. Elins, 3 apts. from a residence, 3-story, 236 E. King. St. (American Contractor)

Oct 1922 – W. Hollinger, 3 apts. from residence, 3-story, 339 N. Duke (American Contractor)
1924 – Sylvester Moore residence, brick, stucco, 2 ½-story, Glenmore (Phila. Builders’ Guide)
1924 – Miles Goodman, remodel of Harry Schlotzhauer residence, 912 Marietta Ave.  (1911, M.R. Evans)
Mar 1925 – Charles E. Wisner residence (Phila. Builders’ Guide)
Apr 1925 – Joseph P. Breneman residence, Lincoln Hwy. East (Phila. Builders’ Guide & Straub Block)

120 + 18 multiples

Apr 1925 – T. M. Metzger residence, 2 ½-stories, stone and cinder block (Phila. Builders’ Guide)
Jun 1925 – Albert Reber, cottage, 1 ½-stories, Lititz
1926 – Dr. Clarence Farmer residence, 1022 Buchanan Ave
1926 – C. Emlen Urban residence, 1008 Buchanan Ave.
Apr 1926 – Dr. Charles Howard Witmer residence, 2 2/2stories, stone and stucco, 1933 Lititz Pike

1927 – David S. Warfel residence, 1537 New Holland Pike
1927/29 – Kirk Johnson apartment bldg./auto showroom, S. Duke & Vine Sts. (Phila. Builders’ Guide)
Jul 1929 – Millersville University President’s residence, college campus
Jul 1931 – Nevin Schaeffer residence, alterations and additions (Phila. Builders’ Guide)
Feb 1932 – Dr. H. F. Myers, apartment alterations, 3rd story addition (Phila. Builders’ Guide)

May 1933 – Mrs. Irene Royer Weidman residence, 123-125 E. Main St., Ephrata (became offices and apartments).
1933 – Ralph B. Hull residence, 1205 Marietta Ave./now 508 N. School Lane (purchased by F&M for President’s house).
1933 – J. D. Glenn residence, 1270 Wheatland Ave.
May 1935 – Dr. H. K. Cooper, residence alterations to office and apartments (Phila. Builders’ Guide)
Jul 1936 – Martin S. Musser, residence to apartment house, alterations, 3-stories, 150 E. Walnut

May 1937 – Gilbert H. Hartley, Sr. residence, brick, frame, 2 ½ stories, 34 x32 ft., 107 Charles Rd., near Millersville
Jul 1937 – J. Z. Buckwalter residence, alterations, and 1-story addition, Lancaster Twp.
Jul 1937 – Maurice J. Warnock residence, colonial, 2 ½-stories, and garage, Wheatland, West End (445 State St.)
Aug 1937 – John H. Swanger residence, 161 Wilson Dr. (owners have blueprints)
Feb 1938 – H. A. Rohrer residence and garage addition, brick, 2-stories, Marietta Ave.

Sep 1938 – J. S. Groff, residence and garage, additions and alterations, 2-story addition, E. Orange St.
Nov 1938 – Mrs. Anna Denlinger, 2 ½-story residence alterations to apartments, Strasburg

142 + 0 multiples

Total Residence Projects:  142 projects (+ 144 multiples) = 286 buildings

Total Residence Projects in Hershey, PA:  123 buildings

GRAND TOTAL RESIDENCE COMMISSIONS:  409

Researched and compiled by Deb Oesch

UPDATED: 29 Jan 2023