Farmers and Mechanics Building explained
| Farmers and Mechanics Building |
| Completion Date: | 1907 |
| Opening: | 1908[1] |
| Building Type: | Skyscraper |
| Floor Count: | 7 |
| Style: | Beaux-Arts architecture |
| Embedded: | | Farmers and Mechanics Trust Company Building | | Embed: | yes | | Nrhp Type: | cp | | Nocat: | yes | | Location: | Market and High Sts., West Chester, Pennsylvania | | Coordinates: | 39.9595°N -75.6044°W | | Built: | 1907-1908 | | Architect: | William C. Prichett, F.A.I.A. | | Architecture: | Classical Revival | | Added: | January 6, 1983 | | Area: | 0.1acres | | Refnum: | 83002223 |
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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.[2] In 1918 when the Boy Scouts were founded in Chester County the Farmers and Mechanics Building became their headquarters.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It is located in the West Chester Downtown Historic District.
Notes and References
- Web site: Jones. Jim. Timeline of West Chester History. West Chester University. 30 April 2012.
- Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-11-01. 2005-09-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20050914194407/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H000673_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Farmers and Mechanics Trust Company Building]. 2012-11-01. Carole H. Kirkbride. PDF. July 1971.
