Kirk Johnson Building | |
Location | 16-18 W. King St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°2′14″N76°18′24″W / 40.03722°N 76.30667°W Coordinates: 40°2′14″N76°18′24″W / 40.03722°N 76.30667°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1911-1912 |
Architect | Urban, C. Emlen; Eisenberger, W. V. |
Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
NRHP reference No. | 83002252 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 7, 1983 |
The Kirk Johnson Building is an historic, American commercial building that is located in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]
Designed by noted Lancaster architect C. Emlen Urban and erected between 1911 and 1912 to house the Kirk Johnson music store, this historic building is a four-story, narrow, steel-frame structure that is clad in white tile and cut stone, and was created in the Beaux-Arts style. This section of the Kirk Johnson Building measures sixteen feet wide and features a copper-clad mansard roof. The original French-style display windows were restored between 1979 and 1980. [2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]
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