HOURS & TICKETING INFORMATION

HOURS OF OPERATION

The Hand Mansion and Snyder Gallery will reopen on April 4, 2025.

From April through October, guided tours of the Hand Mansion for up to 15 visitors per tour are available:

  • Tuesday through Friday and Sunday at 10 am, 12 pm, and 2 pm

  • Saturday at 10 am and 12 pm

The John J. Snyder, Jr. Gallery of Early Lancaster County Decorative Arts is open:

  • Tuesday through Friday from 10 am to 4 pm

  • Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm

  • Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm

Guests may visit the Snyder Gallery before or after their scheduled mansion tour time.

Special arrangements must be made for Group Tours of 15 or more visitors. Please see the Group Tours page for more information. For school tours and programs, please see our programs page.

The Hand Mansion and the Snyder Gallery are climate controlled.

Historic Rock Ford is closed on Mondays during the tour season.

Historic Rock Ford is closed on Sunday, April 20 in observance of Easter. The museum is also closed on the following Federal holidays: June 19 and July 4.

TICKETS

We recommend purchasing tickets in advance. If you require assistance, please call the Historic Rock Ford office at 717-392-7223 (option 4) between the hours of 10 am - 4 pm, Monday through Friday.

Ticket prices are:

  • $18 Adult

  • $16 Seniors (65+)

  • $15 Youth (6-17)

  • Free for children 5 years and under

Your ticket gives you admittance to a guided tour of the General Hand Mansion along with a self-guided tour of the John J. Snyder, Jr. Gallery. The Gallery is located on the upper level of the Rock Ford Barn with the entrance to the Welcome Center in the rear of the Barn.

Guests must be present on the piazza of the Mansion at their scheduled tour time.

Please note: The Mansion contains stairs. The first floor is wheelchair accessible. For guests who cannot walk up stairs, a book containing photographs of the Mansion’s upper level is available upon request. The John J. Snyder Jr. Gallery is handicapped accessible.

Your ticket also includes a self-guided audio tour for the Snyder Gallery. Pick up your audio tour guide card from the staff member in the Welcome Center to the Snyder Gallery. The audio tour gives our visitors an in-depth look at 10 different pieces, lasts approximately 45 minutes, and is available in English and Spanish. 

Upon scanning a QR code, our audio guide card will “bind” to your device, making the guide both re-useable and non-transferrable. Save your guide card for access to future Rock Ford audio guides!

 
Piazza

The Piazza, or porch of the mansion.

PARKING

Please park in the parking lot at the main entrance, immediately off Rockford Road and adjacent to the Mansion.

  • 3 handicapped parking spaces are located adjacent to the brick walk entrance to the Mansion.

4 handicapped parking spaces are available at The Barn:

  • 2 are located at the Ann B. Barshinger Welcome Center (entrance to the John J. Snyder, Jr. Gallery of Early Lancaster County Decorative Arts)

  • 2 are located at the lower entrance to the barn

FREE GUEST WIFI

Free WIFI is provided in the Mansion and the Barn. Ask a staff member if you need assistance.

PUBLIC RESTROOMS

Public restrooms are available in the Welcome Center. The Mansion does not have public restrooms.