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Sheads House

Sheads House
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Sheads House, November 2010
Sheads House is located in Pennsylvania
Sheads House
Sheads House is located in the US
Sheads House
Location 331 Buford Ave., Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°50′3″N 77°14′35″W / 39.83417°N 77.24306°W / 39.83417; -77.24306Coordinates: 39°50′3″N 77°14′35″W / 39.83417°N 77.24306°W / 39.83417; -77.24306
Area 0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built 1862
Architectural style Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference # 76001592
Added to NRHP December 8, 1976

The Sheads House, also known as Oak Ridge Seminary, is a historic home located at Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1862, and is a 2 1/2-story, "T"-shaped brick dwelling in the Gothic Revival style. It sits on a granite foundation and has a cross gable roof. It features an ornamental fascia board and porches with ornamental balustrades. Shortly after it was built it housed Oak Ridge Seminary, a girls' school. During the Battle of Gettysburg, it was used as a hospital for Confederate States Army wounded.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. It is located in the Gettysburg Battlefield Historic District.



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