Chandlery Corner

Chandlery Corner
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Chandlery Corner, April 2013
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Location	1 and 3 E. Fourth St., and 401-403, and 405 State St., Erie, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	42°7′53″N80°5′12″W / 42.13139°N 80.08667°W / 42.13139; -80.08667
Area	0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built	1832, 1846, 1851
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Federal
NRHP reference No.	87000030 [1]
Added to NRHP	February 5, 1987

Chandlery Corner consists of three historic buildings located at Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania. They are the Peter Rockwell House, Frederick Schneider House, and Schneider/Kessler Chandlery.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. ^[1]

History

The Peter Rockwell House was built in 1832, as a Federal-style brick townhouse. It was modified for commercial use about 1865 to be a 2+1⁄2-story commercial building with a mansard roof. The Frederick Schneider House was built in 1846, is a two-story five-bay brick dwelling in the Greek Revival style. The Schneider/Kessler Chandlery was built in 1851, is a three-story six-bay brick commercial building. The buildings are reflective of the 19th-century business district of Erie. It was named Chandlery Corner because it is the site of the plant and store of Erie's first soap and candle maker. ^[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. John R. Claridge (September 1986). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Chandlery Corner. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 19, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)