Farmers and Mechanics Building

Farmers and Mechanics Building
Corner of Market & High St., West Chester, PA
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General information
Type	Skyscraper
Architectural style	Beaux-Arts architecture
Completed	1907
Opening	1908 [1]
Technical details
Floor count	7
Farmers and Mechanics Trust Company Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
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Location	Market and High Sts., West Chester, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°57′34″N75°36′16″W / 39.9595°N 75.6044°W / 39.9595; -75.6044
Area	0.1 acres (0.04 ha)
Built	1907-1908
Architect	William C. Prichett, F.A.I.A.
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	83002223 [2]
Added to NRHP	January 6, 1983

The Farmers and Mechanics Building is a historic "skyscraper" located in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was completed in 1908 and is a six-story skyscraper building, with a basement and penthouse in the Classical Revival style. The top floor once featured a Roof Garden. The exterior is faced in Indiana limestone and yellow hard face brick, with terra cotta decorative details. ^[3] In 1918 when the Boy Scouts were founded in Chester County the Farmers and Mechanics Building became their headquarters.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It is located in the West Chester Downtown Historic District. ^[2]

References

1. Jones, Jim. "Timeline of West Chester History". West Chester University. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
3. Carole H. Kirkbride (July 1971). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Farmers and Mechanics Trust Company Building. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 13, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)