The Valley of the Shadow


Browse a Selection of Chambersburg Claims

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Building # 212: Armstrong, Samuel
2nd Street
Building: 2-story, brick, house, Size: f42x21d,
First floor: 2 rooms & hall, papered
Second floor: 3 rooms, papered
attic: 2 rooms finished
Attached: balcony in rear
Roof: slate
Back building: 2-story, Size: 17x44d,
First floor: drawing room, dining room, & kitchen, papered
Second floor: 3 rooms, papered
Roof: slate
gas pipes throughout the entire building
Built: 1839
Outbuilding: brick stable , 2-story, Size: 24x18,
Attached: frame shed, Size: 10x12,
On lot: fencing, fruit trees, shrubbery, grape vines
$4000.


Building # 097: Austin, J. C.
Building: store room & dwelling,
NW corner of Square, Market St.


Building # 004: Austin, J. C.
Building: dwelling house,
E. Market St.,
Built: new


Building # 016: Bard, R. M. Mrs.
Building:
gas in every room 3-story, brick, dwelling , Size: 45f,
Roof: slate
gas in every room
Back building: 2-story,
Roof: slate
Outbuilding: back spring house & smoke house,
Outbuilding: frame bath house,
Building: 2-story, brick, with four rooms occupied as offices,
Building: frame, office,
Building: frame, office,
Building: frame, office,
Roof: lateley refitted with new roof painting
Building: frame, office,
Roof: lateley refitted with new roof painting
Back building: 1-story, back office,
Back building: 1-story, back office,
$7000.


Building # 187: Baptist Church, First [or Bethel]
Building: church, brick,
NW corner Queen & Water Street
basement; basement loft clear; 4 rooms partitioned off for private family; finished except seats, pulpit & ceiling; shutters off basement windows Size: 40x60,
First floor: audience room second floor 20' high w/ vestiblue & end gallery & baptistry room seated & finished throughout & substantially papered


Building # 184: Banker, A.
Building: 1 Inv.[?] story, cart log, house, Size: 22x25,
Back building: 1.5-story, log,back buildingSize: 14x26,
W Queen Street
$1500.


Building # 049: Banker, A.
Building: 1 Inv.[?] story, brick, house, Size: 20x28,
Building: brick, cooper shop, 1.5-story, Size: 22x32,
Outbuilding: frame, barn,
Attached: wagon shed & corn cribb Size: 25x60,
$2000.
W Market Street


Building # 0: Beckley, John
Front building: house, frame cased w/ brick, Size: 15x26, 1.5-story,
First floor: 4 rooms
Back building: frame, Size: 12x14, 1.5
First floor: 1 room
Outbuilding: log, shop, Size: 26x18,
First floor: 2 rooms
$500.


Building # 022: Boyle, William H. Dr.
Building: 3-story, brick, dwelling house,
finished basement
attic
Attached: cellar Size: 33fx26d,12 rooms
W Market Street, S side
Neighboring lot: 4 doors from Public Square
$2000.


Building # 157: Brand, Flack,
Building: store? house, Size: 118d,
Building: brick, warehouse,
Building: on lot no. 2 frame, building


Building # 060: Brewer, George W.
Building: 2-story, dwelling house, brick,
W Market, N Street
Back building: 2-story, brick, wing, 2-story, brick,
$7000.
Estimate of value: much larger house than Mrs. Chambers, at least $1500 more; better than Nead's by $2500; over $1000 difference w/ Dr. Cullations[?]; better than Miller's; compares favorably w/ Benj. Chambers'; cost about one half more to rebuild that before the fire; old[?] brick are worth about one half John Firefrock's
Outbuilding: spring house & smoke house,
$1000.
spring house
First floor: smoke house
Outbuilding: stable, part stone, part brick,
On lot: hog pen, fences, & out buildings

Outbuilding: barn, part brick, part frame,
On lot: fence 256x128


Building # 010: Brown, Martin
Building: 2-story, weatherboarded frame house,
E Market, one door W of 2nd Street $>1000.


Building # 111: Burkhart, Christian
Front building: brick,
Main Street Size: 28fx123d, 3-story,
Back building: 2-story,
Interior: 1 store room, & 1 large hall, 12 rooms & 1kitchen,, also 2 large rooms used as a bakery & candy manufactory,
Outbuilding: stable, frame, Size: 16x24,
Built: new
Outbuilding: ice house, frame, Size: 12x14,
Built: new
$5500.


Building # 0: Stouffer, adm. Christian Burkholder, J.
Building: brick, Size: 33fx36,
cellar under whole 2-story, w/ store room,
Back building: Size: 32x16, 2-story, balcony & porch
cellar
Outbuilding: hog [or log,?] barn w/ threshing floor,
On lot: hog pen, fence, &c
$2000.


Building # 050: Butler, Isabella Miss
Building: house, weatherboarded,
$400.
Outbuilding: frame filled with brick, stable,
$150
W Market, on England Hill


Building # 190: Carlisle, Thomas
Building: 2-story, brick, house,front & back building
Interior: hall & stairway in front & back buildings; 10 rooms Size: 42f,
Neighboring lot: William Grove's heirs on W
Neighboring lot: John Kindline's heirs lot on E
Queen Street
Neighboring lot: George Ludwig lot on N
Front building: 2-story,
Back building: 1-story,
Interior: 3 rooms & stairway
Occupant: Washabaugh, D., "on same lot" [as 1st bldg]
$3000


Building # 196: Carlisle, Thomas
Building: front & back buildinghouse, 2-story, brick,
Interior: front hall & stairway; 2 rooms
Occupant: Henninger, Jacob
Neighboring lot: [adjoins other similar 2-story, brick house; see following]
Neighboring lot: Greenawalt, S. F., on E
Queen Street
Neighboring lot: Seirer, H., on W
Neighboring lot: Schlosser, Dr., on N
$2500. [together w/ other similar house]
Building: front & back buildinghouse, 2-story, brick,
Interior: front hall & stairway; 6 rooms
Occupant: Carlisle, ?. M. [adjoins other similar 2-story, brick house; see previous]
Neighboring lot: Greenawalt, S. F., on E
Queen Street
Neighboring lot: Seirer, H., on W
Neighboring lot: Schlosser, Dr., on N
$2500. [w/ other similar house]


Building # 092: Chambers, George
Building: 2-story, brick, house,
Main Street Size: 56f,
Back building: 2-story, brick,
Interior: 17 rooms
Attached:
Outbuilding: carriage house,
Outbuilding: smoke house,
Outbuilding: ice house,
Outbuilding: corn crib,
Outbuilding: stable , brick, Size: 25x25,
$7000.


Building # 094: Chambers, George
Building: 2-story, brick, house,
Main Street
Back building: 2-story,
Interior: 8 rooms
$2000.


Building # 093: Chambers, George
Building: 3-story, story, ne, house, Size: 55f,
Back building: story, ne & brick, 2-story,
Interior: 20 rooms
Outbuilding: story, ne, stable, Size: 25x30,
$6000.


Building # 222: Chambers, George
Building: three buildings2-story, brick,
King Street Size: 53f,
Back building: two Size: small, brick, houses,
Interior: 14 rooms
King Street
$2500.


Building # 059: Chambers, Sarah A.
Building: 2-story, brick,> house,
Back building: back buildings
Outbuilding: brick, stable,
Outbuilding:
MarketStreet, N side
$5500.


Building # 0: Chambersburg Academy ["S.H." on map]
Building: 3-story, brick, Size: large,
Queen Street & Franklin Railroad, on corner


Building # 175: Clark, Ann Clark, E. J.
Building: 2-story, brick, home,
Queen Street, S side
Back building: back building
$1800.


Building # 013: Clark, Lyman S.
Front building: 2-story, weather-boarded, house, Size: 28fx22d,
Back building: frame, 2-story, Size: 28wx15d,
Outbuilding: frame, stable, Size: 21x18, 16 feet
On lot: hog pen
E Market Street, S side


Building # 214: Cole, Martin
Building: 2-story, house, brick, Size: 20f,
basement
Attached: portico
Back building: 2-story, brick, Size: 32[d?],
Attached: balcony 1.5 story,
Outbuilding: wash house, Size: 16[d?],
$2000.


Building # 214: Cole, Martin
Building: 2-story, log & weatherboard, house, Size: 29f,
basement
$1000.


Building # 063: Cook, J. B.
Building: 3-story, dwelling house, Size: 54x36.5,
Building: 2-story,
Built: new frame, building, Size: 61x25,
Building: 3-story, story, ne & frame, shop, Size: 64x22,
Building: 2-story, frame, building, Size: 37x20,
Outbuilding: 2-story, pump house & privy,
Outbuilding: frame, brick[?--bark] shed, Size: 104x22,
Outbuilding: brick, stable, Size: 32x22,


Building # 0: Cook, T. Cook, S. N.[?]
Front building:
[E Market] Street [building is probably in this section of map, or east of Third St.] log weather boarded, Size: 18x20, 2-story,
Interior: 3 rooms & passage
Back building: Size: 18x16, 1-story,
Interior: 2 rooms frame rough-cast, bB> frame weather boarded,
Interior: 3 rooms 1.5-story,
Back building:


Building # 112: Cooper, John M.
Front building: double buildingbrick, 3-story, Size: 50x50, basement
finished attic
Back building: on N sideSize: 89lx20w, 3 & 4 (parts) brick,
Back building: on N sideSize: 72lx20w, bric,
Outbuilding: wash house, smoke house, & bake house, Size: 28x20, frame,
Outbuilding: out house, brick,
Outbuilding: out house, frame,
Outbuilding: Size: small, frame, coal house,
Outbuilding: story, ne, stable, Size: 24x40, 2-story,
Attached: carriage house,
Attached: frame, corn crib,evers?, &c
Occupant: restaurant, the P. O., a printing office, a photograph establishment, a jewelry store, a boarding house, & 2 private families
Interior: furniture stored in attic & the halls
$15000.


Building # 015: Culbertson, Edmund
Building: 2-story, brick, residence,
E Market Street Size: 29fx42d,
Back building: 2-story, brick,attachedSize: 53lx21w,
Building: 1-story, brick, law office, Size: 14.5fx32.5d,
Outbuilding: story, ne, barn, Size: 44x21,
$6000.


Building # 201: Culbertson, John P.
Front building: 2-story, double frontbrick, house, Size: 44fx24d ,
Back building: 2-story, brick, Size: 16x40d,
Outbuilding: stable, brick, Size: 33fx22d,
Queen, N Street
$5000.


Building # 148: Culbertson, John P.
Building: five 1-story, frame,
S Main, E, near Queen Street
$800.
Building:


Building # 165: Culbertson, John P.
[William Cunningham in Schneck's list]
Building: 2-story, brick, Size: 42x20.3,
Back building: 2-story, Size: 28.3dx16w,
Outbuilding: 1-story, kitchen, Size: 23x16,
Interior: containing tea room,
Outbuilding: smoke & wash house, Size: 12x12, 2-story,
Outbuilding: frame, granery, Size: 9x12,
Queen, S, btw. Main & 2nd Street
$3000.


Building # 131: Deckellmayer, Joseph
S Main Street
Front building: Size: 32x33, 2-story, brick,
Back building: 2-story, brick, Size: 45.75x18.3,
Outbuilding: bake house, Size: 22x12'10, 1-story,
Interior: whole containing 13 rooms, store room & hall
$3000.


Building # 130: Dettman, John H.
Front building: Size: 20x30,
Back building: Size: 16x30,
Main Street
$2000.


Building # 210: Doebler,
Building: front & back building2-story, brick,
2nd Street
Neighboring lot: adjoining the Washington Hotel property
$2000.


Building # 009: Douglas, Louisa W. Mrs.
Building: 1.5-story, weatherboard, house,
2nd & Market, SW corner Street
$600.


Building # 019: Duncan, Augustus
Building: 3-story, brick, house, Size: 22fx28d,
W Market , near Diamond; known as 3 Franklin Arcade Street
$1500.


Building # 018: Duncan, C. M.
Building: Franklin Hotelhotel,
corner of Diamond, embracing the Franklin House proper 3-story,
$12000.
Front building: dwelling house, 3-story, attached [to hotel] fronting on
Market Street
$1500.
Outbuilding:two brick, stables,adjoining each otherSize: 46x80,
Market Streeton said premises
$1500.
Outbuilding:
Building: dwelling house,
E Market Street Size: 22x46, brick,
$2000.
Building: frame, law office,
Outbuilding:
Built: new frame, stable,


Building # 126: Ludwig, George
Building: 2-story, brick, dwelling house,
Back building: extensive back building
S Main Street
$7000


Building # 143: Ludwig, George
Building: 2-story, brick, dwelling,
S Main Street
Back building: 2-story,
Outbuilding: Size: large, stabel,
Outbuilding:out houses
$4000.


Building # 188: Ludwig, George
Building: Size: large, brick, store, frame, brewery,
Building: Size: large , cooper shop,
Attached: wood shed,
Outbuilding: Size: large, log, stable,
Outbuilding:out houses
$8000.


Building # 226: Eby, Jacob
Building: brick bank?, barn ,
Chambersburg & Bedford Turnpike Rd, 2 mi W of Cburg [off the map]
$2500.
Built: 1848 Size: 72x54incl,
Attached: granaries, & overshot
Attached: straw shed, at front
Attached: wagon shed, & corn crib, at gable end


Building # 226: Eby, Jacob
Outbuilding: 1.5-story, Size: 51x15, frame, ,shed,
First floor: w/ hogs & stable for 5 horses
Second floor: loft, grain story, rage
Neighboring lot: 24' from barn [above]
$400.


Building # 083: Eckert, Louisa C.
Front building: 2-story, story, ne, house,
Interior: 5 rooms & hall
Estimate of value: dangerous & considered unsafe
Back building: 2-story, brick,
Interior: 4 rooms
Estimate of value: in bad repair
E Market, N
Neighboring lot: Denny, David, heirs' lot
Neighboring lot: Hoke, Jacob Mr.(lived next door)
$2400.


Building # 081: Etter, Sam
Front building: 2-story, ; 10' story, ries brick; pressed brick front, house, Size: 28x30,
Back building: 2-story, ; 8' story, ries brick, Size: 14x36,
Outbuilding:
Outbuilding: frame, 1-story, Size: 12x13, wash house,


Building # 215: Evans, Philip
Building: 1-story, brick, house,
Franklin, W; btw. Market & Queen Street
$1200.
Back building: w/ back building attached


Building # 064: Eyster, & Bros.
Building: 3-story, brick, store house, Size: 90x21.5,
$7500.
Building: 2-story, brick, warehouse,
Roof: tin
$1900.
Building: 2-story, brick, stable,
Roof: slate Size: 28x35,
$600.
Front building: 2-story, story, ne, house,
Back building: 2-story, brick,
Outbuilding: 1.5-story, brick kitchen,
Outbuilding:
$5500.


Building # 0: Eyster, C. W.
[probably near or part of #s 63, 64, 65]
Building: 3-story, brick, mill ,
Building: 3-story, brick, mill, Size: 50x50,
Outbuilding: 2-story, grain house,
$1500.


Building # 0: Eyster, C. W.
Building: 2-story, dwelling house, Size: 28fx65d,
Outbuilding: brick, stables,
$3000.


Building # 0: Eyster, C. E. lived on
Market Street
Building: house,belonged to Eyster & Co.


Building # 153: Eyster, George
Building: 2-story, brick, house,
Back building: 2-story, Size: deep, brick,
Back building:
Main, E, btw Public Square & Queen Street
On lot: the lot 32fx250d
Neighboring lot: 8' private alley, on N
Neighboring lot: Reisher, D. S., on S
Neighboring lot: 10' public alley, on E
Neighboring lot: Main St. on W
Occupant: several businesses [see claim] [incl. Nixon's drugstore, says Schneck]
Outbuilding: wash & smoke house, brick,
Building: 2-story, brick, warehouse,
$4500.


Building # 011: Allison, J. & Eyster, James C.
Building: house, main building,
E Market Street
Neighboring lot: near 2-story, brick front & log
Back building: back building
$1000.


Building # 031: Eyster, William F. & Brother
W Market Street, S side
Front building: brick house, 29fx26d
Back building: brick, 32dx19
[attached to west side of rear of main house; drawing shows two rooms & rear entry porch]
[drawing shows four rooms and center hall in front building]
Building: brick machine shop, 64x34
Building: brick foundry, 60x30
Outbuilding: shed for [?], 25x16
[foundry & shed attached to rear of machine shop]
Outbuilding: shed, 24x17
Outbuilding: brick stable, 18x14
[stable shown directly behind main house]
$4000 "according to the Book"
claim includes drawing of buildings' relative locations on lot


Building # 030: Finafrock, Ann
Building: house,
Outbuilding: wash house,
Outbuilding: stable and part of Ten pin Alley,
$2000.


Building # 150: Fisher, Rebecca Fisher , John
Store room property occupied by Wm. Wallace
gas fixtures in store room, $9.50
corner of Main & Queen Streets
$5000 in damages

Building: dwelling house
gas fixtures in dwelling, $20.00
W Queen Street
$2000.
Note: John Fisher's claim also lists furnishings of his hotel, which included an extensive bar and liquor cellar, sitting room, dining room, kitchen, wash room, stable, parlor, and thirty guest chambers; since William Wallace's hotel was next door to Fisher's property in Schneck's list (and in 1850 map), and since Wallace appears not to have filed a damage claim, Fisher's appears to be Wallace's hotel (appearing as the "South Inn" on the 1850 map).


Building # 124: Fisher, Samuel Fisher, Naomi
Outbuilding: brick, stable,
16' alley on W of bldg Street formerly owned by claimants
Outbuilding: frame, carriage house,
Interior: w/ staw loft
Outbuilding: log frame, double chicken house,
Outbuilding: brick,out house
$700.


Building # 169: Flinder, Henry
Building: 2-story, frame,
Queen, S, btw Main & 2nd Street
$800.


Building # 168: Flinder, Jacob
Building: 2-story, frame,
Queen, S, btw Main & 2nd Street
$800. [same as Henry]


Building # 145: Reisher, Daniel [and/or Samuel?]
Building: 3-story, [?] brick, dwelling house,
Main, btw Queen & Washington Street Size: 33'4fx35,
Interior: 2 law offices in front; millinary, & fancy store room,
Occupant: Judge Nill, & others
Second floor: 4 room
Third floor: 4 rooms
Roof: slate
Back building: attached
Roof: slate brick, Size: 42dx16.5, 2-story,
First floor: 2 rooms
Second floor: 4 rooms
Attached: balcony in front
Outbuilding:attachedbrick & frame, kitchen,
Outbuilding: brick, wash house, 1-story,
Interior: w/ bake oven Size: 20x13,
Back building: house,in back of said back building of dwelling house
Built: newly built, w/ frame & weatherboarding,
Roof: slate 1-story, Size: 13x22,
in dwelling
$30.25
in office
$4.
store Mrs. Grosie,
$8.
officeJudge Nill,
$5.
$4500
Interior: washing machine


Building # 110: Richards, J. C. Dr.
Building: home,
[Main] Street
Outbuilding: stable,
$5500.


Building # 037: Robinson, Rebecca Mrs.
Building: 2-story, brick, house, Size: 22fx26d,
W Market Street, S side
Back building: Size: 24x22, log & rough cast,
Outbuilding: stable, logs,
Outbuilding: ,spring house,
Outbuilding: smoke house,
Outbuilding:& other buildings
$1200.


Building # 204: Rodes, Benjamin
Building: 2-story, log & weatherboard, house,
Street
2nd Street
Neighboring lot: adjacent Associate Reform Church [which may be Presby. Ch. on map]
$1200.
Back building: 1-story, brick,


Building # 018: Rodes, Keyler
fixtures&
Interior: furniture, 3 stalls & stall tables, [...] of restaurant,under
Building: Franklin House Rodes claims for restaurant stuff, not building


Building # 199: Reid, Elihu
Building: 2-story, brick, house,
W Queen Street Size: 32x22,
Occupant: owned at time of fire by Dr. S. Culbertson, since died "exrs. transferred appropriate ? ? [to?] Elizabeth A. Reid, wife of Elihu"


Building # 139: Reineman, Aug.
Front building: brick, house, Size: 40fx35,
Interior: 6 dwelling rooms & one store room
Back building: brick,buildingSize: 57x26,
Interior: 9 rooms
$3500.


Building # 213: Reineman, Aug.
Outbuilding: frame, shop,
Outbuilding: frame, shop,
Outbuilding: lumber shed,
Outbuilding: brick, blacksmith shop, "one-horse-power"
$800.


Building # 152: Reisher, Daniel S.
Building: 2-story, brick, house,
N[S] Main, E; btw Queen & Market Street Size: 64fx40d,
First floor: 3 store rooms & hall 10' wide
Second floor: 6 rooms
Back building: 2 back buildings containing
Interior: 6 rooms
Interior: bake oven smoke house,
Attached: cistern & well pumb & appartenances attached
Outbuilding: Size: 28x22, brick, stable,
Outbuilding: weatherboard, carriage house,
$8000.


Building # 041: Pearse, N.
Front building: log-front rough cast, house, Size: 22x24,
Back building: brick, Size: 18x14, 2-story,
Attached: balcony
First floor: whole containing 3 rooms & hall on 1st floor
Second floor: 5 rooms on 2nd floor
Interior: whole finished w/ stud partitians, plastered & painted; shutters & blinds to all windows
Back building: in the rear & adjacent the above frame, filled in with brick & plastered w/ 1 coat, Size: 10x14, 1-story,
Interior: all windows in bB double hung w/ weights & pulleys


Building # 077: Peiffer, Philip estate
Building: 2-story, story, ne,
corner 2nd & Market Street
Building: 2-story, frame, dwelling house,
Attached: adjacent a 2-story, coach shed &c,
$2600.


Building # 202: Peiffer, P. Henry
Building:
Built: new; just finished frame, stable, & trimming shop, Size: 55x30d,
$1900.


Building # 027?: Nelson, A. K. Rev.
Building [description does not match Schneck's]: 1-story, brick,
W Market Street
$1000.; lot sold since fire for $1000.
Neighboring lot: a few doors west of diamond


Building # 0: Nixon, J. S. see copy


Building # 0: Nate, Ritter kept a saloon under the P. O.


Building # 219[not on map]: Palmer, Jane Miss
Building: 2-story, frame, stable,
$200. ("estimate is low")
Interior: built on the style of a Barn it contained a threshing floor Size: 14x20,; stabling was arranged w/ stalls for 6 head of story, ck complete w/ backs & troughs
Outbuilding: hog pen, w/chicken house,attached
$25.
On lot: corn crib,& fencing around building & lot
$30.


Building # 0: Paxton, W. W. hat store, burnt in "Franklin Hall"; store was in "Town Hall" [=diff. fr. Franklin Hall?], had moved all but what's in claim


Building # 140: Perry, Samuel M.
Front building: 2-story, brick, , Size: 20x27,
Back building: brick, 2-story, Size: 13x31,
$2000.
Outbuilding: Size: 20?, frame, privy,
$17.
Outbuilding:
On lot: Size: 72',board fence
$18.84


Building # 135: Redebaugh, Bernard A.
Building: 2-story, brick, dwelling,
Washington; W of Main Street


Building # 051: Rapp, David & wife Mary
Building: 2-story, log weatherboard, house,
New England Hill
$400.


Building # 164: Reges, Marge W.
Building: 2-story, , high story, ries double brick & story, ne, house,
corner of Queen & 2nd Street
Interior: 12 rooms &
Interior: store roomSize: 17x30, Size: 40.5f(Queen)x33d,
Building: wing fronting 2nd, Size: 27fx18d, 2-story, , high story, ries "built on a modern style"
Outbuilding:attached1-story, kitchen, brick,
Outbuilding:attached1-story, kitchen, frame,
Interior: had just been repaired, painted out side & inside; 7 rooms papered & passage to the garret
$4000.
gas
$40.
Interior: bow? window
$20.


Building # 0: Spangler, James druggist
store,counter, marble slats, drawers, & desk,
Interior: bow window
$50.
$400. or 500.
Estimate of value: the real estate owned by Dr. Richards, ; have occupied the house since 1857; bought the store from Mr. Rosenburg, ; since that time I rented from the Dr.; bought the fixtures from Rosenburg $400 or $500; "Store was a good Egg." Nixon , J. S.agrees


Building # 0: Standford, Julia Ann her stuff burnt in the house of Perry, Samuel Building# 140:


Building # 0: Stauth, John Christopher [Schneck lists a J. Stout, #054]
Building: 2-story, log weatherboard,
W Market Street Size: 44x20 ,
$1000.


Building # 176: Stevenson, Sarah
Building:
W Queen Street
$2000. she lives now in Illinois; her atty in Cburg is Huber, John


Building # 195: Seirer, H.
W QueenStreet, N side
Building: 2-story, frame & weatherboard, used as furniture room, Size: 20x106,
Building: 2-story, frame & weatherboard, used as furniture room, Size: 12x26,
Front building: 2-story, log & weatherboard, used as furniture room, Size: 32x26,
Back building: 2-story, log & weatherboard, Size: 15x31, used as furniture room,
Outbuilding: 2-story, frame & weatherboard, stable, Size: 22x28 ,
Outbuilding: story, ne, stable, Size: 17x36, 2-story,
Outbuilding: frame, lumber shed, Size: 17x50,
Building: alsoframe & weatherboard,bldgSize: 14x19,
on N? [or "other"] side of street Street
Built: new
$3000.
Estimate of value: thinks too low by $300.


Building # 082: Schlosser, Noah
Front building: 2-story, frame, house, Size: 27x30,
Back building: Size: 17x20, 2-story,
E Market Street


Building # 079: Schneck, B. S.
Building: stone & brick, 2-story,
E Market Street
$3000.


Building # 089: Schofield, John
Front building: front &
Back building: back buildings
Roof: new roof
$400.
Outbuilding: warehouse,"in my yard"
Interior: had moved
$1800. in goods [from grocery store] to ware house where they were burned
Outbuilding:other out buildings
$


Building # 0: Seibert, J. Fletcher personal property only
$1130.99;
Building: lived on
2nd Street st.; 1.5-story, house,
Attached: w/ loft;
Interior: 6 rooms; kept boarders; machinist & pattern maker; "was at college. Mr. Clark."; "worked in my father's foundry"


Building # 067: Shillito, S. W.[M.?]
Building: 2-story, brick, house,
W Market, N; near public square Street Size: 34fx34d,
First floor: 4 rooms & hall
Second floor: 4 rooms & Eatey?[Entry? Eatery?]
$1500.


Building # 118: Shoemaker, Mary Mrs.
Front building: dwelling house,
Main Street Size: 33'9fx39d,
Back building: 2-story, Size: 33x17
Interior: 10 rooms
Outbuilding: frame, bake house, Size: 11x13,
Outbuilding: ice house, Size: 12x13,
Neighboring lot: Greenawalt, Samuel on S
Neighboring lot: lot of Schlosser, Noah on E
Neighboring lot: lot is 128' deep, to Thos. Carlisle, on W
$4200.


Building # 136: Spahr, Fred
Front building: 2-story, Size: 16.5x30,

Back building: Size: 24x14, 2-story,
Attached: balcony
Building: Size: small, frame, Size: 8x8,attached
Interior: 2 rooms, kitchen,, & ? in back bldg.
Interior: 4 rooms & passage in front bldg


Building # 129: Forbes, John
Building: 2-story, log, Size: 44lx18w,
2 rooms
First floor: 2 rooms & hall
Second floor: 3 rooms & hall
3rd floor attic house,
Attached: board awning in front about 40 ft.; windows have shutters
Back building: brick, Size: 44x16,
Outbuilding: frame, wahs house, 1.5-story, Size: 12x12,
$1500.


Building # 034: Fritz, Alex
E Market Street, N? side


Building # 104: Fry, P. A.
Front building: 2-story dwelling house, 22x23, log and weatherboarded, newly repaired at a cost of about $300
Back building: 2-story brick, 31x16
Outbuilding: 1-story frame and weather boarded kitchen, 15x11
Outbuilding: one story frame smoke house, 10x9
Outbuilding: log shop and butcher shed at foot of lot, 20x20
Outbuilding: shed, 20x10
Outbuilding: 2-story brick coach shop, 26x28, with platforms in rear
Outbuilding: carriage shed, 36x24
Outbuilding: carriage shed, 35x22
Outbuilding: blacksmith shop, 30x17
Main Street, East side; near King Street $3750


Building # 017: Gehr, D. O.
Occupants:[Schneck says]dwellings and Franklin Repository office
Building: 52' of front is 3-story, ; 12' of front is 2-story, brick, house,
SE corner Public Square Size: 64f ,
Building:
Market Street Size: 45f, 3-story,
Back building: 2-story,
Roof: "both buildings roofed with slate" [=this B&bB or both B's?]


Building # 095: Miller, A. J.
Building: 2-story, story, ne, corner of Center Square Street Size: 38x32,
gas
Back building: 1-story, brick,attached to rear of store [store room
gas , [is this the storeroom mentioned at end of description?]
Back building: 2-story, brick, Size: 40x17,
gas
Back building: 1-story, brick, Size: 15x18> ,
gas
Outbuilding: brick, privy, & ? house,
$6000.


Building # 127: Miller, C. F.
Front building: Size: 31x34,
First floor: 2 store rooms, Size: 12.5x32,each and passage
Second floor: 4 rooms & passage,
2 finished rooms w/ dormer windows 2-story, brick, dwelling (front & back buildings),
Main St., S of Queen Street
Back building: Size: 38x16.5,
First floor: 2 rooms, pantry, passage
Second floor: 2 rooms & store room,
Outbuilding: 1-story, kitchen, brick, Size: 12x14,
$4000.


Building # 038: Miller, Jacob B.
Building: 2-story, brick, house,
W Market Street, S side
Outbuilding: shed,
$400.


Building # 109: Miller, Jacob B.
Building: 2-story, story, ne?, house,
Interior: his work shop,, blacksmiths shop, store shed, coal shed, corn crib, stable,
S MainStreet, W side
$3000.


Building # 062: Miller, John
Front building: 2-story, brick, house,
W Market Street Size: 62fx40,
Back building: 2-story, hotel,
Front building: 2-story, brick, house,
W Market Street
Neighboring lot: adjoining the hotel property Size: 25x30,
Back building: 2-story,
Building: brick, blacksmith shop,
Building: brick, wagon maker shop,
Outbuilding: brick, Size: 90 long, stable,
Outbuilding: brick, stable,
Outbuilding: frame, stable,
Outbuilding: frame, stable, all on same lot of ground
$8000.


Building # 020: Monks, Henry
Building: house,
W Market Street
Neighboring lot: close to diamond
$1500.


Building # 101: Montgomery, Mrs. M. heir of James Montgomery, John [Montgomery], son [of Mrs. M. Montgomery] heir of James Montgomery,
Building: 3-story, brick, hotel,
N Main Street, E side Size: 40f ,
Back building: w/ back building
Building: 2-story, store house, Size: 26.5f,
Back building: back building
$9000.


Building # 181: Myers, Samuel
Building: 2-story, brick, house,
Back building: 3-story,
W Queen Street
$3200.


Building # 166: Mull, John
Building: front & back building2-story, Size: 21.5fx50d,
Interior: finished in modern style
First floor: parlor, dining room & kitchen
Second floor: 4 bedrooms
1 large room brick,
Outbuilding:attached frame, wash house,
$2200.


Building # 008: Sellers, Jacob
Building: 2-story, brick, house, Size: 35x30,
finished attic
Interior: 11 rooms
basement
Back building: log & frame, Size: 50x20,
Outbuilding:[attached to bB?]wash house,
Interior: 5 rooms & kitchen, Size: 16x20,
Outbuilding: brick, stable, Size: 45x25,
Outbuilding: Size: 40x25, frame, stable,
Attached: shed, Size: 16x25 ,
Outbuilding: Size: 12x14, 1-story, frame, warehouse,
Outbuilding: Size: 25x20, frame, ice house,
Outbuilding: Size: 8x12, spring house, frame,
Outbuilding: brick,out house
$5000.


Building # 087: Smith, Allen
Building: 2-story, brick, house,
N Main Street
Back building: 2-story, brick,
cellar under all the house
cellar under all the house
Outbuilding: kitchen,
Outbuilding: frame, stable, 1-story,
Outbuilding:& other out buildings on said lot
$1600.


Building # 0: Smith, Elizabeth
Building: log, stable,
W Market Street
$100. Size: 24x20 ,


Building # 035: Smith, J. F.
Building: 2-story, brick, dwelling house,
W Market, S Street Size: 17fx50d,
$1200.


Building # 091: Stouffer, Christian
Building: 2-story, brick, dwelling, & store room,
Main Street Size: 40fx38,
cellar under whole recently refitted w/a new front & other repairs
Back building: back buildingSize: 14x17,
Outbuilding: log, stable,
Outbuilding:other out buildings
On lot: pumps in well to cistern?
$3000.


Building # 073: Gehr, D. O.
Building: 2-story, brick, building, Size: 31x37,
Back building: back buildingSize: 47.5x17,
Attached: with a 6 ft. balcony running the entire length [of bB only or of whole?]
E Market Street
Neighboring lot: next door to Court House
$5935.
Outbuilding: back stable, Size: 35x44,
Outbuilding: wash house,
Building: brick, house,
Neighboring lot: on adjoining lot 2-story, Size: 32fx20d,
Back building: w/ a back building ofSize: 36[d],


Building # 033: Gillan, Matthew
Building: 3-story, brick, building, Size: 60fx40d,
Interior: 2 store rooms, & 10 dwelling rooms

Building: 2-story, brick,
Building: 2-story, brick,
Outbuilding: brick, barn, Size: 60x28,
$6000.


Building # 108: Gilmore, Martha Mrs.
Building: 2-story, brick, building,
Square of Chambersburg, SW corner Street
$5500.


Building # 0: Harkens, Catherine
Building: 2-story, brick, dwelling,
Interior: 4 rooms & hall
E Market Street
Back building: 2-story, weatherboarded,
$700.


Building # 137: Hetrick, Carrie
Front building: 2-story, brick,
Back building: 1-story,
On lot: 1/2 lot $>1500.


Building # 123: Heyser, William estate
Building: 2-story, brick,
Main, S of Queen Street Size: 29x54,
Back building: brick, Size: 16x40,
Interior: 4 rooms & pantry
gas fixtures
Outbuilding:backspring house & smoke house, Size: 12x16,
Outbuilding: brick, stables, Size: 25x25,
Outbuilding: brick, privy, Size: 12x12,
$5500.


Building # 099: Hoke, Jacob Hoke, H. E.
Front building: 2-story, brick,
Roof: slate Size: 29x35, house,
Diamond, NE corner Street
Back building: 2-story, brick, Size: 21x69,
Outbuilding: brick, wash house,
Outbuilding: frame, stable,
$5500.


Building # 167: Hoskinson, John T.
Building: 2-story, brick, dwelling,
Back building: back building
Queen Street
Neighboring lot: joining lots of J. Mull,
Neighboring lot: and joining Flinder, hiers


Building # 194: Huber, Abraham
Building: 2-story, brick, house,
W Queen, N, btw Main & Water Street
$2000.


Building # 193: Huber, John
Building: 2-story, house,
W Queen, N? Street


Building # 185: Huber, & Co.
Building: Edge Tool Works,
on Conococheague Creek
$3500.


Building # 105: Hull, Abraham S.
Building: 2-story, brick, house,
Back building: brick,
Outbuilding: frame, kitchen,
corner Main & King Street
$2500.[2000.]


Building # 147: Hutton, Isaac, est
Building: 2-story, brick, house,
Back building: w/ Size: extensive, 2-story, back building
Outbuilding: story, ne, stable,
Main, E, btw Queen & Washington Street
$4000.


Building # 0: Hutton, Isaac
Building: house,
Market[?], near Queen Street


Building # 116: Hutton, Jacob
Front building: 3-story, brick,
Main Street, W side
Outbuilding: brick, wash house,
Outbuilding: brick, smoke,
$4500.


Building # 144: Hutz, H. H.
Front building: 2-story, brick, Size: 32x52,
Back building: Size: 54x16, brick,
Outbuilding: ,kitchen,and woodshed , brick,
Outbuilding: stable, brick, Size: 25x30,
$6000.


Building # 117: McClintock, John
Building: 2-story, brick, house,
Main, W; below Queen Street
Back building: 2-story, brick,
Building: frame, hatter's shop,attached
$3500.


Building # 225: McClure, A. K. [north of map boundary]
Building: 2.5-story, story, ne, , dwelling house; main building , Size: 48x44,
Attached: verandah & portico in front
Back building: Size: 20x18 , story, ne,
Interior: 1/2 built new & all remodeled & renewed internally in 1861-2
$7500
Outbuilding: barn, frame, Size: 80x64, 24 ft. high to square built in best style & finished in all smooth work; rebuilt in 1865 at cost of over $6200.
$4000.
$11,500


Building # 026: McCulloh, A. H.
Building: 2-story, brick,
Back building: back building
Outbuilding: stable, story, ne,
W Market Street, S side
$2000.


Building # 0: McElwain, Andrew
Building: 2-story, log, house,
First floor: 2 rooms & entry; fireplace
Second floor: 3 rooms
Interior: floors & partitions yellow & white pine
Roof: good pine shingle roof
Attached: porch
Roof: good pine shingle roof
cellar; fireplace in basement
Attached: brick chimney
$400.


Building # 003: McGaffigan, Peter
Building: house
W Market Street
Building: 2-story, log, weatherboarded, dwelling house, Size: 26x22,
Interior: 5 rooms & hall
Back building: 1-story, brick, Size: 12x15,
E Market, corner of alley Street
$600.


Building # 100: Langeheim, Henry Dr. real estate
MainStreet, N side
Neighboring lot: next to Hokes lot
$3000.


Building # 138: Lemaster, John A.
Building: 2-story, brick, house,
Main, E; btw. Washington & Queen Street
$1500.


Building # 171: Lindsey, Catherine Mrs.
Building: 2-story, brick, house,
"btw Main & 2nd South Side"[of Queen?] Street Size: 28x32,
Back building: 2-story, Size: 18x28
Outbuilding: brick,out building
$3000.


Building # 012: Jordan, A. E. Mrs.
Building: 2-story, brick, dwelling,
E Market Street


Building # 207: Keefer, J. P.
Building: 3-story, brick, dwelling,
First floor: 2 rooms, hall & pantry
Second floor: 2 rooms & hall
Third floor: 2 rooms & hall
Outbuilding: frame, kitchen,
Interior: w/ loft
Outbuilding: frame weatherboarded, privy,
On lot: grape arbours & chicken houses
$260.
Street


Building # 162: Keiffert, M. & Co.
Building: 3-story, brick, "The Mansion House" property; double building, Size: large,
fronting on Diamond Street
Back building: Size: extensive, 2-story, brick,back buildings,
Outbuilding: Size: large, story, ne, stable,on back end of lot
Outbuilding: Size: large, frame, building,adjoining stable
$10000.


Building # 078: Kennedy, T. B.
Building: 2-story, brick, dwelling house, Size: 50fx44d,
finished attic
Back building: Size: 40x30,
Outbuilding: 2-story, attached out building
Attached: balcony running entire length (40ft.)
$8000.
E Market Street


Building # 191: Kindline, John
Front building:
Queen Street 2-story, brick,
Back building: 2-story, frame,
Front building: 2-story, log & brick,
Back building: 2-story, [brick?--or misread "back" building?],
Queen Street
$4000.


Building # 218: Kindline, John
Building:
Water Street [where on map?] 1.5-story, brick, wagon maker [shop] , & blacksmith shop,
Outbuilding: brick, stable,
$800.


Building # 046: King, Catherine
Building: 2-story, log weatherboarded, house,
Back building: 1-story, brick,
W end of Market Street
$400.


Building # 080: Kocher, Rosanna
Building: 2-story, log weatherboard, house,
Back building: back building
Outbuilding: wood shed,
Neighboring lot: Samuel Etter,
$600.


Building # 149: Lambert, John Dr.
Building: 2-story, brick, dwelling,
Back building: 2-story,
Outbuilding: brick, stable & carriage house, attached
$6000.
Main Street


Building # 198: Nicholas Snider,
Front building: 2 story, brick, house, Size: 32fx30d, with
Back building: back building Size: 40X16, with
Outbuilding: washouse, attached.
$3100.


Building # 086: Catherine Snider,
Building: Brick, house,, front and back building,
corner of Main & ____ streets. Street


Building # 141: David Taylor,
Building: Log weatherboarded, house, Size: 32.5 front, with
Back building: back building--
Interior: 10 rooms,
$1600.


Building # 142: John Taylor,
Building: Indian Queen Hotel, in
South Ward, South Main Street Street


Building # 182: Jane Thompson,
Building: Dwelling house, on
Queen Street
$600.


Building # 032: R. E. Tolbert,
Building: Brick, house &
Outbuilding:stable on
Market St. Street
$2000.


Building # 217: Nicholas Uglow,
Building: Log, House, Size: 50X20, 1 story, with
fin. basement on
Wolffe St. Street [= where?]
$600.
Building: Log weatherboarded, house, Size: 22x18, with
Attached: porch in front--
Wolffe St. Street [= where?] 2 story, ries with
basement
$450.


Building # 203?: United Presbyterian Church [is this the same as Associated Reform Ch.? or did they transfer building?]
Building: Brick, church, on
2nd Street Street
$3000.


Building # 024: Estate of Thomas J. Wright,
Building: 3 story, brick, house,, Size: 21fx26d, on
West Market Street, S side


Building # 0: Samuel Armstrong,
All of the buildings are on 2nd St. Street [where on map?]
Front building: 2 story, Brick, house,, Size: 42fx21d,
First floor: 2 rooms & hall on 1st floor, &
Second floor: 3 rooms on 2nd floor &
Third floor: two rooms finished on
attic,
Attached: balcony in rear
Back building: 2 story, back building, Size: 44dx17w,,
First floor: drawing room, dining room & kitchen on 1st floor
Second floor: rooms on 2nd floor
Roof: slate roof on both.
Gas pipes through the entire building.
Built: Built in 1839,
Interior: all the rooms except the 2 attic rooms were papered
Outbuilding: Brick, stable, Size: 24x18 feet,, 2 story,
Attached: frame, shed, attached to stable, Size: 10x12 feet,
On lot: fencing, fruit trees, shrubbery, grape vines
$valued at $4000.


Building # 097?: J. C. Austin,
Building: Store room and dwelling,,
NW corner of the square, Market Street.


Building # 004: J. C. Austin,
Dwelling house on E. Market St. Street
Built: (new).


Building # 0: Mrs. R. M. Bard,
Building:
Front building:
Gas in every room 3 story, brick, dwelling,. Size: 45f, with
Back building: 2 story, back building
Roof: both having slate roofs ;
Outbuilding:back Spring House, & Smoke House, ;
Outbuilding: Frame, Bath house, ;
Outbuilding: 2 story, Brick, building with four rooms occupied as offices, ;
Outbuilding:four frame, buildings occupied as offices,,
Interior: two having been lately refitted with new roof painting[?] and
Outbuilding:two single story, back offices, considerably damaged by fire.
$7000.



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