York Dispatch Newspaper Offices Explained

York Dispatch Newspaper Offices
Location:15 and 17 E. Philadelphia St., York, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:39.9733°N -76.7281°W
Built:1887
Architect:Mesker, George L.
Architecture:Italianate Revival
Added:March 8, 1978
Refnum:78002489

The York Dispatch Newspaper Offices is an historic, American commercial building that is located in York, Pennsylvania, York County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

History and architectural feature

Built in 1887, this historic structure is a four-story, four-bay brick building that was designed in the Italianate Revival style and was used as the office space of the editors and reporters employed by The York Dispatch newspaper.

The building consists of two independent sections connected by an overhead walkway. The front facade was built using cast iron and pressed metal and features decorative pilasters and long, slender windows.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H001050_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Farmers Market]. 2011-12-18. Susan Deardorff. PDF. July 1977.