Type Skyscraper Opening 1908 Built 1907-1908 Floors 7 Added to NRHP 6 January 1983 | Completed 1907 Floor count 7 Opened 1908 Area 400 m² | |
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Location Market and High Sts., West Chester, Pennsylvania Address 2 Market St, West Chester, PA 19382, USA Architectural styles Beaux-Arts architecture, Neoclassical architecture Similar William Everhart Buildings, West Chester Boarding, Bank of Chester County, First Presbyterian Church of, Brandywine Battlefield | ||
The Farmers and Mechanics Building is a historic "skyscraper" located in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was completed in 1908 and is a six-story skyscraper building, with a basement and penthouse in the Classical Revival style. The top floor once featured a Roof Garden. The exterior is faced in Indiana limestone and yellow hard face brick, with terra cotta decorative details. In 1918 when the Boy Scouts were founded in Chester County the Farmers and mechanics Building became their headquarters. During World War II, it was used to watch for German planes.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It is located in the West Chester Downtown Historic District.
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