Old Downtown Commercial Historic District (Harrisburg)
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, with a boundary increase made in 1984.
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. 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.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "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.
