Schmucker Hall

Schmucker Hall
Old Dorm was used as the 1913 "Seminary Hotel" for dignitaries at the 50th battle anniversary.[1]: 49  A May 1914 colonial portico was added to commemorate the reunion [1] (only the concrete base remains.)[2]
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Location111 Seminary Avenue
Town or cityLutheran Theological Seminary
CountryUnited States
Coordinates39°49′55″N 77°14′41″W / 39.83194°N 77.24472°W / 39.83194; -77.24472[citation needed]

Schmucker Hall is an American Civil War site listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Adams County, Pennsylvania, that was constructed as the original Gettysburg Theological Seminary building. Used as both a Union and Confederate hospital during the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, the facility served as the seminary's main building from 1832 to 1895, then as a dedicated dormitory for students until 1951. In 1960, it was leased by the Adams County Historical Society. Beginning in 2006, the Historical Society, along with the Seminary Seminary Ridge Historic Preservation Foundation, rehabilitated the building for adaptive reuse as the Seminary Ridge Museum.[2] The Adams County Historical Society moved into the nearby Wolf House on the seminary campus preceding the renovation. In 2013, on the 150th anniversary of the battle, the Seminary, the Adams County Historical Society and the Seminary Ridge Historic Preservation Foundation opened the building as the Seminary Ridge Museum. The Museum houses displays about many different aspects of the battle, the seminary, the town, and the civil war, and the struggle among faith groups over slavery, as well as offering tours of the cupola. The exhibit and museum have earned international, national and regional awards and the rehabilitation achieved LEED Certification in 2013.

  1. ^ Beitler, Lewis Eugene (editor and compiler) (December 31, 1913). Fiftieth Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg: Report of the Pennsylvania Commission (Google Books) (Report). Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Wm. Stanley Bay (state printer). Retrieved 2011-08-11. {{cite report}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ "Seminary Ridge Museum". www.seminaryridgemuseum.org.

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