Title: "In the eye of the storm"
Description: Property was located originally on a tract of land owned by Rev. Alexander Dobbin. From 1918 to 1958, the property was owned by George Black and was known as the Sleepy Hollow Lodge. During the Civil War, the property was owned by Harvey D. Sweney and his family. In 1972, the house was renamed in honor of Brigadier General Elon J. Farnsworth by current owner, Mr. Loring Shultz, and remains a bed & breakfast.
Subjects: History, Buildings, structures, Buildings, Farnsworth House (Gettysburg, Pa.)
Places: Gettysburg (Pa.), Pennsylvania, Gettysburg
Time periods: Civil War, 1861-1865