Germania Turnverein Building Explained

Germania Turnverein Building
Location:	33--35 N. Market St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:	40.0389°N -76.3064°W
Built:	1897-1898
Builder:	Lebzelter, Philip
Architecture:	Late Victorian
Added:	April 10, 1980
Refnum:	80003524

The Germania Turnverein Building, also known as the Commercial Printing Company, is an historic commercial building which is located in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

History and architectural features

Built between 1897 and 1898, the Germania Turnverein Building is a four-story, four-bay-by-five-bay brick building that was designed in a Late Victorian style. It was built as a speculative commercial building by Philip Lebzelter (1829-1906); among its tenants were the Germania Turnverein.^[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-02-26. 2007-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H001094_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Germania Turnverein Building]. 2012-02-25. John J. Snyder, Jr.. PDF. December 1978.