Israel and Samuel Lupfer Tannery Site and House

The story

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The Israel and Samuel Lupfer Tannery Site and House is a historic site near Toboyne, in Perry County, on Black Hollow Road southwest of Toboyne and Jackson Townships. The house was built in 1852.

Why it's listed

Listed under criteria A and D, with a criteria consideration of G: local significance in industry and historic non-aboriginal archeology. Its period of significance is about 1848 to 1900, reflecting the tannery's start in 1848.

Physical character

The house has stone walls on a stone foundation, a tin roof, and a box cornice with gable returns. Its four-room plan includes six-over-six windows, four- and six-panel doors, and a cooking fireplace with a crane. About 1920 the fireplace was rebuilt and the floor plan opened up. The tannery site keeps a raceway, tanning vats, a steam boiler foundation, and a stone garage built about 1930.

Historical context

Israel and Samuel Lupfer, brothers, acquired two parcels in 1847, and the tannery began operating in 1848. In 1858 Israel bought out his brother's share, and by 1878 he had sold both tannery properties. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania bought the property in 1917, and the house was rented as a hunting camp until 1972.