20 South Second Street, Newport, PA explained

20 South Second Street
Nrhp Type:cp
Location:20 South Second Street, Newport, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.4769°N -77.1303°W
Designated Nrhp Type:March 12, 1999
Partof:Newport Historic District
Partof Refnum:99000321

20 South Second Street is a historic home located in Newport, Pennsylvania.

This is a two-story home with a hipped roof, resting on a stone foundation. The all brick structure is 4 pays wide with a storefront at the corner. Clapboard siding was added around the storefront along with a wraparound porch with modern wood columns.

History

Now home of Newport Natural Foods, I was home to the following businesses: The William "Bill" Welfley Drug Store, Earl Gower Drug Store, Charles E. Bosserman Drug Store & Soda Fountain, State Liquor Store, the Post Office from 1922 to 1932, Fleck and Hyman Clothing, D. H. Spots Clothing, Marx Dukes Clothing. Originally known as the Dr James B. Eby building

It was designated a contributing property of the Newport Historic District in 1999.
It is also identified as #71 in the Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H107988_02I.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Resource Inventory: Newport Historic District]. [1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Searchable database. 2009-10-24. October 28, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121028073929/http://www.arch.state.pa.us/. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H107988_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Newport Historic District]. 2009-10-24. Douglas Dinsmore. PDF. June 1998. and Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H107988_02I.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Resource Inventory: Newport Historic District]. 2009-10-24. Douglas Dinsmore. PDF. June 1998.