Steinman Hardware Store

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Steinman Hardware Store
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Location26-28 W. King St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°2′13″N76°18′21″W / 40.03694°N 76.30583°W / 40.03694; -76.30583 Coordinates: 40°2′13″N76°18′21″W / 40.03694°N 76.30583°W / 40.03694; -76.30583
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1886
ArchitectKennedy, R.
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No. 79002258 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 18, 1979

Steinman Hardware Store is a historic commercial building located at Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1886, and is a three-story, brick and cast iron building in the Queen Anne style. It features a brick and stone balustrade at the roofline and a cut stone, metal, and stained glass storefront believed to date to 1744. The Steinman Hardware Store was first located at this site in 1793. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [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. (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Steinman Hardware Store" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-25.