West Park Place

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West Park Place
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West Park Place, April 2013
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LocationBounded by N. Park Row, Peach, 5th, and State Sts., Erie, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 42°07′48″N80°05′11″W / 42.13000°N 80.08639°W / 42.13000; -80.08639
Area2.3 acres (0.93 ha)
Built1857-1865
Built byHill, John; Et al.
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No. 80003489 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 4, 1980

West Park Place is a national historic district that is located in Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania.

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

History and architectural features

This district encompasses twelve contributing commercial buildings that were built between 1857 and 1865. They are characterized as three-story brick buildings that were erected over full basements. Designed in the Italianate style, they reflect Erie's mid-nineteenth-century central business district. The district includes the Bindernecht Block, the Purcell Hardware Store and the "Marble Front" building. A number of the buildings were designed and built by John Hill, who also built the John Hill House that is located in the West Sixth Street Historic District. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [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. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes John R. Claridge and Heidi Brinig (February 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: West Park Place" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-18.
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