The John Rupp House and Tannery Site

The John Rupp House and Tannery Site (HM1FFW)

Location: Gettysburg, PA 17325 Adams County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 49.481', W 77° 13.869'

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The house on your left was constructed in 1868 for John Rupp. Described as "one of the finest on Baltimore Street, if not the town," this Gothic Revival style "cottage" reflected the success of Rupp's "Valuable Steam Tannery." Located just north of the house, the tannery included a two-story tan shop, several bark sheds, a "finishing and drying shop" and a bark mill able to turn out "5000 hides a year."

At the time of the Battle of Gettysburg, a smaller two story brick house stood here. When the Confederates captured the town, the house was caught between the lines, and Rupp sent his wife and children to safety while he remained. In a letter to his sister afterwards, he noted that "Our men occupied my porch, and the rebel men the rear of the house, and I in the cellar . . . our house is pretty well riddled."
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HM NumberHM1FFW
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Placed ByMain Street Gettysburg, Inc
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Date Added Friday, October 24th, 2014 at 3:02am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 309054 N 4410680
Decimal Degrees39.82468333, -77.23115000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 49.481', W 77° 13.869'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 49' 28.86" N, 77° 13' 52.14" W
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Area Code(s)717
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 451 Baltimore St, Gettysburg PA 17325, US
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