Old Downtown Harrisburg Commercial Historic District | |
Nrhp Type: | hd |
Nocat: | yes |
Coordinates: | 40.2603°N -76.8797°W |
Architecture: | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne |
Added: | July 14, 1983 |
Increase: | March 22, 1984 |
Refnum: | 83002238 |
Increase Refnum: | 84003198 |
The Old Downtown Harrisburg Commercial Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, with a boundary increase made in 1984.
This district includes fifty contributing buildings that are located in the old central business district of Harrisburg. Dating from the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, notable buildings include the Daily and Weekly Telegraph Building (1873-1874), the 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.
Also located in the district but listed separately are the Colonial Theatre, the Keystone Building, the Kunkel Building, and the William Seel Building.[1] 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.