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Old Downtown Harrisburg Commercial Historic District

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NRHP Reference #
  
83002238, 84003198

Area
  
4 ha

Old Downtown Harrisburg Commercial Historic District

Location
  
Dewberry, Chestnut, Blackberry, and S. 3rd Sts., Roughly Market St. from 3rd to 4th and 3rd St. from Walnut to Chestnut Sts., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Architectural style
  
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Greek Revival, Other, Italianate, Queen Anne

Added to NRHP
  
July 14, 1983, March 22, 1984 (Boundary Increase)

Old Downtown Harrisburg Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 50 contributing buildings in the old central business district of Harrisburg and dating from the late-19th and early-20th centuries. Notable buildings include the Daily and Weekly Telegraph Building (1873-1874), 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. Located in the district and listed separately are the Colonial Theatre, Keystone Building, 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

Old Downtown Harrisburg Commercial Historic District Wikipedia