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Chamberlin Iron Front Building

Coordinates: 40°57′48″N 76°53′15″W / 40.96333°N 76.88750°W / 40.96333; -76.88750
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Chamberlin Iron Front Building
Chamberlain Building, October 2011
Chamberlin Iron Front Building is located in Pennsylvania
Chamberlin Iron Front Building
Chamberlin Iron Front Building is located in the United States
Chamberlin Iron Front Building
Location434 Market Street, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°57′48″N 76°53′15″W / 40.96333°N 76.88750°W / 40.96333; -76.88750
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1868
Built byPalmer, Lewis
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.79002347[1]
Added to NRHPMay 14, 1979

Chamberlin Iron Front Building is a historic commercial building located on Market Street in 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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved June 3, 2012. Note: This includes Thomas R. Deans (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Chamberlin Iron Front Building" (PDF). Retrieved June 3, 2012.