Old Downtown Harrisburg Commercial Historic District

Old Downtown Harrisburg Commercial Historic District
Old Downtown Harrisburg Commercial Historic District, November 2010
Old Downtown Harrisburg Commercial Historic District is located in Pennsylvania
Old Downtown Harrisburg Commercial Historic District
Old Downtown Harrisburg Commercial Historic District is located in the United States
Old Downtown Harrisburg Commercial Historic District
LocationDewberry, Chestnut, Blackberry, and S. 3rd Sts., Roughly Market St. from 3rd to 4th and 3rd St. from Walnut to Chestnut Sts., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°15′37″N 76°52′47″W / 40.26028°N 76.87972°W / 40.26028; -76.87972
Area9.5 acres (3.8 ha)
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.83002238 (original)
84003198[1] (increase)
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 14, 1983
Boundary increaseMarch 22, 1984

The Old Downtown Harrisburg Commercial Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, with a boundary increase made in 1984.[1]

History and architectural features

This district includes fifty contributing buildings that are located in the old central business district of Harrisburg. Dating from the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, notable buildings include the Daily and Weekly Telegraph Building (1873-1874), the City Bank Building (c. 1872), F.W. Woolworth (1939), Rothert's Furniture Store (1906), Bowman's Department Store (1907, 1910), Pomeroy's Department Store (c. 1890, c. 1940), and Doutrich's Clothing Store.

Also located in the district but listed separately are the Colonial Theatre, the Keystone Building, the Kunkel Building, and the William Seel Building.[2] The Telegraph Building was delisted after having been demolished.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, with a boundary increase in 1984.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Jeb Stuart (March 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Downtown Harrisburg Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved November 5, 2011. and George E. Thomas (November 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Downtown Harrisburg Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)" (PDF). Retrieved November 5, 2011.