West Park Place
West Park Place | |
 West Park Place, April 2013 | |
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| Location | Bounded by N. Park Row, Peach, 5th, and State Sts., Erie, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 42°07′48″N 80°05′11″W / 42.13000°N 80.08639°W |
| Area | 2.3 acres (0.93 ha) |
| Built | 1857-1865 |
| Built by | Hill, John; Et al. |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 80003489[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 4, 1980 |
West Park Place is a national
historic district that is located in Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania
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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
History and architectural features
This district encompasses twelve contributing commercial buildings that were built between 1857 and 1865. They are characterized as three-story brick buildings that were erected over full basements. Designed in the Italianate style, they reflect Erie's mid-nineteenth-century central business district. The district includes the Bindernecht Block, the Purcell Hardware Store and the "Marble Front" building. A number of the buildings were designed and built by John Hill, who also built the John Hill House that is located in the West Sixth Street Historic District.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes John R. Claridge and Heidi Brinig (February 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: West Park Place" (PDF). Retrieved August 18, 2012.
