Chestnut Hill
What's New and What's Here
The following is a non-exhaustive list of amenities and establishments found in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood.
What's Here!
Schools/Educational
Fulton Elementary School
This school is named in honor of the inventor of the steamboat, Robert Fulton. The building currently known as Fulton Elementary School was constructed in 1917 as the Lancaster Boys' High School. When McCaskey High School was erected approximately 20 years later, this building began to serve other academic purposes including a stint as the central office of the district. It is a unique and venerable structure that remains quite functional, even at the ripe old age of 89.
John Reynolds Middle School
Reynolds Middle School was named after John Fulton Reynolds, a Major General who led the advance of the Union Army at Gettysburg, where he was killed in action. He was born in Lancaster in 1820 and attended Lancaster public schools.
Sacred Heart School
Located at 235 Nevin Street, Sacred Heart School offers a comprehensive education for life to students in kindergarten through eighth grades
Northwest Corridor Linear Park (GIS)
Parks and Public Spaces
Northwest Corridor Linear Park (James St. and Mulberry St.)
Wolf Museum of Music and Art
This beautiful Victorian house was both home and studio to Dr. William A. Wolf and his wife Frances, who instructed generations of Lancastrians in piano technique and theory. The Queen Anne style house at 423 West Chestnut Street dates from 1890 and is full of interesting art and antiques.