John F. Lutz Furniture Co. & Funerary

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John F. Lutz Furniture Co. & Funerary
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Warehouse and Carriage House. September 2013.
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Location3559 & 3561 St. Lawrence Ave., St. Lawrence, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°19′33″N75°51′51″W / 40.32583°N 75.86417°W / 40.32583; -75.86417 Coordinates: 40°19′33″N75°51′51″W / 40.32583°N 75.86417°W / 40.32583; -75.86417
Arealess than one acre
Built1878, 1885, 1896, 1900, 1910, 1928, 1955
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No. 96000085 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 16, 1996

The John F. Lutz Furniture Co. & Funerary is an historic building complex that is located in St. Lawrence, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [1]

History and architectural features

The complex consists of a combination house/shop, warehouse/showroom, and carriage house. The combination house/shop was built in 1878, and is a two-story, brick and frame building that was designed in the Italianate style. Two small, two-story, frame additions were built in 1885 and 1910. [2]

The John F. Lutz Furniture warehouse/showroom building was built in 1900, and is a four-story building, and was also designed in the Italianate style. A four-story brick addition was built in 1928 and a two-story, concrete block addition in 1955. [2]

The two-story, brick carriage house was built in 1896, and was also designed in the Italianate style. [2]

John F. Lutz (1863-1936) was a furniture maker, who also built coffins. As such, he also learned to be an undertaker and operated a funerary business. The John F. Lutz Co. remained in business until 1968, after which a furniture outlet occupied the warehouse/showroom building until 1990. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-09-15.Note: This includes Robert E. Bautmann and Carole Epler (September 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John F. Lutz Furniture Co. & Funerary" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-15.