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Upper Floor Tours

Date(s): 06/15/2024
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Join the Historic Ephrata Cloister for our popular “behind-the-scenes” upstairs tours of the 1743 Saron Dormitory building (Sisters’ House). Visitors will have a rare opportunity to discover the un-restored upper floors which maintain much of the structure’s original 18th century design and materials.  Tours will run every hour starting at 10:00 a.m. with the last tour departing at 2:00 p.m. Tours will be on a first come first served basis and are suitable for visitors ages 12 years and older. Cost is $15.00/person. Please note that group sizes will be limited and access to the second floor requires use of a narrow and steep staircase. All participants will be required to sign a waiver prior to the start of the tour. 

For more information, contact Dan Roe, Museum Educator 2 at daroe@pa.gov or at 717-733-6600. 

Ephrata Cloister

Administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission:
Josh Shapiro, Governor – Hayley Haldeman, Chair – Andrea Lowery, Executive Director

Ephrata Cloister is one of 26 historic sites and museums on the Pennsylvania Trail of History.

The Ephrata Cloister Associates is a non-profit organization that works in partnership with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, supporting the mission of preservation and education at this National Historic Landmark.

 

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS:
Ephrata National Bank, Black Forest Brewery/Americana 1777 Inn, Blue Ridge, Conestoga Animal Hospital Inc., Country Homestead, Dairy Queen of Ephrata, Dr. David and Rebecca Fuchs, G.R. Klinefelter Underwriters, Inc., Gus’s Keystone Family Restaurant, Hampton Inn & Suites – Ephrata, Historic Smithton Inn/Weathered Vineyards Ephrata, Horst Auctioneers, New Cloister Restaurant, Olde Lincoln House, Pour Man’s Brewing, Rick Jackson, ELA, Rosenberger North America Akron LLC, Seventh Day Baptist Historical Library and Archives, Tru by Hilton Denver, PA, and Woman’s Club of Ephrata
The Historic Ephrata Cloister Summer Hours of Operation: OPEN 9am - 4pm Wed. through Sat. & OPEN 12pm - 4pm Sun. CLOSED Monday and Tuesday.
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