Chamberlin Iron Front Building

Chamberlin Iron Front Building
Chamberlain Building, October 2011
Location 434 Market St., Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°57′48″N 76°53′15″W / 40.96333°N 76.88750°WCoordinates: 40°57′48″N 76°53′15″W / 40.96333°N 76.88750°W
Area 0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built 1868
Built by Palmer, Lewis
Architectural style Italianate
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 79002347[1]
Added to NRHP May 14, 1979

Chamberlin Iron Front Building is a historic commercial building located at Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1868, and is a three-story, brick building with a two-story rear addition in the Italianate style. It measures 56 feet wide and 160 feet deep. The main section has a flat roof and the addition a gable roof. It features a cast iron front manufactured in Danville, Pennsylvania. Over the years the building has housed a general store, shoe store, feed store, and post office, as well as fraternal organizations on the upper floors.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It is located in the Lewisburg Historic District.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Thomas R. Deans (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Chamberlin Iron Front Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-03.