Built 1908-1912 NRHP Reference # 90000416 Phone +1 717-862-3948 | Area 4 ha Added to NRHP 9 March 1990 | |
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Architect Keyworth, Charles A.; Werner, Frank Address 205 Indian Steps Rd, Airville, PA 17302, USA Hours Open today · 10AM–5PMSunday10AM–5PMMondayClosedTuesdayClosedWednesdayClosedThursday10AM–4PMFriday10AM–4PMSaturday10AM–5PM Similar Holtwood Dam, Susquehanna Heritage / Zimmerm, Wright's Ferry Mansion, Tucquan Glen Nature Pr, Agricultural & Industrial Museum | ||
Indian Steps Cabin, also known as Indian Steps Museum, is a historic memorial and museum located at Lower Chanceford Township, York County, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1908 and 1912, and is an eclectic Bungalow / American Craftsman-style building. It is essentially "L"-shaped with two wings extending from a circular "Kiva." The foundation and first story is constructed of local, well-cut stone. The second story is stucco on frame. The house features a stone tower with observation deck. It also has numerous cement panels containing inscriptions and embedded Native American artifacts. Also on the property are a contributing summer kitchen and picnic shed. It was built by Judge John Edward Vandersloot, a prominent attorney from York, Pennsylvania, as a memorial and museum to Native American culture. Originally a private museum, in 1939, it became a museum generally open to the public.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.