Edward Shippen's Stone House *
52 West King St, Shippensburg, PA
This Edward Shippen was Peggy Shippen's grandfather. He was the founder of Shippensburg. The "strong stone house" referred to on the marker is now the home of the Shippensburg Historical Society, which refers to it as the Stewart House. Shippen built the original portion of the house, in which he stayed while superintending his interests here. His primary residence was in Lancaster, PA.
Follow this link to see the original application for the National Register of Historic Places: http://www.dot7.state.pa.us/CRGIS_Attachments/SiteResource/H001165_01H.pdf
See the website of the Shippensburg Historical Society: http://www.shippensburghistory.org/
Read MoreThis Edward Shippen was Peggy Shippen's grandfather. He was the founder of Shippensburg. The "strong stone house" referred to on the marker is now the home of the Shippensburg Historical Society, which refers to it as the Stewart House. Shippen built the original portion of the house, in which he stayed while superintending his interests here. His primary residence was in Lancaster, PA.
Follow this link to see the original application for the National Register of Historic Places: http://www.dot7.state.pa.us/CRGIS_Attachments/SiteResource/H001165_01H.pdf
See the website of the Shippensburg Historical Society: http://www.shippensburghistory.org/
![View of the Shippen House<br />
By JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0</a>)], via Wikimedia Commons](https://photos.smugmug.com/Peggy-Shippens-Social-Circle/Edward-Shippen-Stone-House/i-ggmG8TJ/0/6442ba6f/L/SHIPPEN_HOUSE%2C_SHIPPENSBURG%2C_CUMBERLAND_COUNTY-L.jpg)
View of the Shippen House
By JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
![View of the Shippen House<br />
By JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0</a>)], via Wikimedia Commons](https://photos.smugmug.com/Peggy-Shippens-Social-Circle/Edward-Shippen-Stone-House/i-ggmG8TJ/0/6442ba6f/Ti/SHIPPEN_HOUSE%2C_SHIPPENSBURG%2C_CUMBERLAND_COUNTY-Ti.jpg)
