Built 1862 Opened 1862 Added to NRHP 8 December 1976 | NRHP Reference # 76001592 Area 1,200 m² | |
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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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