The Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County will offer a C. Emlen Urban Architectural Tour in the city of Lancaster.

Urban was an architect who designed over 100 buildings in Lancaster County and Hershey from 1886 until his retirement in 1930. His work includes many public and private buildings, some of which are on the National Register of Historic Places.

The 45-minute tour will include many Urban-designed sites in downtown Lancaster. Starting at 9 a.m., tours will depart every hour from the Sehner-Ellicott-von Hess house, home of the Trust, located at 123 N. Prince St. The last tour will depart at 4 p.m.

The Trust recommends purchasing tickets in advance at https://hptrust.org/urbantour2022/, and any remaining tickets will be available for purchase on the day of the event. Each tour will accommodate 20 people.

Additionally, the Trust is partnering with local architect and C. Emlen Urban expert Gregory J. Scott, who will guide three separate two-hour walking tours in downtown Lancaster. These activities will be a Chestnut Hill tour from 9 to 11 a.m., a center city tour from noon to 2 p.m., and a church and mansion tour from 3 to 5 p.m. Each outing can accommodate 24 participants.

Every tour participant will receive a keepsake tour book that features photographs of the architecture of Urban.

For registration and more information, visit the aforementioned website.