Gideon Ball House

Gideon Ball House (HMRHL)

Location: Erie, PA 16501 Erie County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 7.821', W 80° 4.954'

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This Italianate style mansion was built in 1862 for the Honorable Gideon J. Ball (1811-1886). A silversmith and farmer, Ball became clerk of Erie town council in 1836 then County Auditor and Treasurer. He served seven terms in State House of Representatives, and as a Whig was elected State Treasurer 1849-1850. During the Civil War, he was a Union Army Major. Daughter Oceana "Osie" (1843-1933) lived here to her death at age 90. From 1933 to 1974 this was the Ball Home for the "Aged, Respectable, Maiden Ladies of the Episcopal Faith."
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Year Placed1992
Placed ByErie County Historical Society and Erie Insurance Group
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Date Added Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 at 5:35pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 575824 N 4664656
Decimal Degrees42.13035000, -80.08256667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 7.821', W 80° 4.954'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 7' 49.26" N, 80° 4' 57.24" W
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Area Code(s)814
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 145-199 E 6th St, Erie PA 16501, US
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