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#TBT | Perhaps no other Lancaster County artist has quite the eccentric reputation as Miss Blanche Nevin. Born in 1841 in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, her father, John Williamson Nevin moved his family to Lancaster in 1855 when he took the position as head of Franklin and Marshall College. Nevin studied art in Philadelphia and, later, in Italy, where she learned how to sculpt marble. In Lancaster City, she’s most known for her "Lion in the Park" sculpture in Reservoir Park. Her true claim to fame is her statue of Revolutionary War General Peter Muhlenberg in the United States Capitol's National Statuary Hall.

Miss Nevin acquired the Windsor Forge mansion in 1897. Located near Churchtown in Caernarvon Township, it was previously owned by her grandfather, Robert Jenkins. There, she added sculptures of two more lions and one of The Buddha. She traveled extensively, played the guitar, and loved to entertain. Captured in this 1902 photo, Nevin is seated on the porch of Windsor Forge mansion. (📸 Diffenderfer Album 1 Collection, LancasterHistory)
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Miss Nevin was a member of St. Peter's Reformed Church (our predecessor church) on Buchanan Avenue! She was an amazing individual!

That’s an unusual table!

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#TBT | Perhaps no other Lancaster County artist has quite the eccentric reputation as Miss Blanche Nevin. Born in 1841 in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, her father, John Williamson Nevin moved his family to Lancaster in 1855 when he took the position as head of Franklin and Marshall College. Nevin studied art in Philadelphia and, later, in Italy, where she learned how to sculpt marble. In Lancaster City, she’s most known for her "Lion in the Park" sculpture in Reservoir Park. Her true claim to fame is her statue of Revolutionary War General Peter Muhlenberg in the United States Capitol’s National Statuary Hall. 

Miss Nevin acquired the Windsor Forge mansion in 1897. Located near Churchtown in Caernarvon Township, it was previously owned by her grandfather, Robert Jenkins. There, she added sculptures of two more lions and one of The Buddha. She traveled extensively, played the guitar and loved to entertain. Captured in this 1902 photo, Nevin is seated on the porch of Windsor Forge mansion. 

📸 Diffenderfer Album 1 Collection, LancasterHistory

#TBT #BlancheNevin #LancasterHistory #throwbackthursday #womenshistorymonth #womeninhistory #lancasterpa

#TBT | Perhaps no other Lancaster County artist has quite the eccentric reputation as Miss Blanche Nevin. Born in 1841 in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, her father, John Williamson Nevin moved his family to Lancaster in 1855 when he took the position as head of Franklin and Marshall College. Nevin studied art in Philadelphia and, later, in Italy, where she learned how to sculpt marble. In Lancaster City, she’s most known for her "Lion in the Park" sculpture in Reservoir Park. Her true claim to fame is her statue of Revolutionary War General Peter Muhlenberg in the United States Capitol’s National Statuary Hall.

Miss Nevin acquired the Windsor Forge mansion in 1897. Located near Churchtown in Caernarvon Township, it was previously owned by her grandfather, Robert Jenkins. There, she added sculptures of two more lions and one of The Buddha. She traveled extensively, played the guitar and loved to entertain. Captured in this 1902 photo, Nevin is seated on the porch of Windsor Forge mansion.

📸 Diffenderfer Album 1 Collection, LancasterHistory

#TBT #BlancheNevin #LancasterHistory #throwbackthursday #womenshistorymonth #womeninhistory #lancasterpa
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