Historic Rock Ford

Gen. Edward Hand House
Historic Rock Ford is located in Pennsylvania
Historic Rock Ford
Location881 Rock Ford Road,
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°1′12″N 76°17′17″W / 40.02000°N 76.28806°W / 40.02000; -76.28806
Built1793
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No.76001646[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 21, 1976

Historic Rock Ford, comprising the General Edward Hand Mansion and the John J. Snyder, Jr. Gallery of Early Lancaster County Decorative Arts, is located in southeastern Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Although the property is surrounded by Lancaster County Central Park, it is privately owned and operated by the Rock Ford Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.

Owned by Edward Hand, an adjutant general to George Washington during the American Revolutionary War, this house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 21, 1976.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.