20 South Second Street, Newport, PA

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20 South Second Street
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Location20 South Second Street, Newport, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°28′37″N77°7′49″W / 40.47694°N 77.13028°W / 40.47694; -77.13028 Coordinates: 40°28′37″N77°7′49″W / 40.47694°N 77.13028°W / 40.47694; -77.13028
Builtc.1890
Part of Newport Historic District [1] (ID99000321)
Designated CPMarch 12, 1999

20 South Second Street is a historic home located in Newport, Pennsylvania.

This is a two-story home with a hipped roof, resting on a stone foundation. The all brick structure is 4 pays wide with a storefront at the corner. Clapboard siding was added around the storefront along with a wraparound porch with modern wood columns.

History

Now home of Newport Natural Foods, I was home to the following businesses: The William "Bill" Welfley Drug Store, Earl Gower Drug Store, Charles E. Bosserman Drug Store & Soda Fountain, State Liquor Store, the Post Office from 1922 to 1932, Fleck and Hyman Clothing, D. H. Spots Clothing, Marx Dukes Clothing. Originally known as the Dr James B. Eby building

It was designated a contributing property of the Newport Historic District in 1999. [1]
It is also identified as #71 in the "National Register of Historic Places Resource Inventory: Newport Historic District" (PDF). [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved October 24, 2009.Note: This includes Douglas Dinsmore (June 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Newport Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved October 24, 2009. and Douglas Dinsmore (June 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Resource Inventory: Newport Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved October 24, 2009.