Landis Shoe Company Building

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Landis Shoe Company Building
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Landis Shoe Company Building, November 2011
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LocationN. Chestnut and E. Broad Sts., Palmyra, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°18′37″N76°35′50″W / 40.31028°N 76.59722°W / 40.31028; -76.59722
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1905-1906, 1911
NRHP reference No. 80003550 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 29, 1980

Landis Shoe Company Building is a historic factory building located at Palmyra, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1905-1906 and expanded in 1911, and is a three-story, brick building on a stone foundation. It is 26 bays wide by 4 bays deep. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes John J. Snyder, Jr.; Gregory J. Scott (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Landis Shoe Company Building" (PDF). Retrieved March 2, 2012.