William Donaldson House | |
Location | 2005 N. Third St., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°16′41″N76°53′42″W / 40.27806°N 76.89500°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1887, 1910 |
Architect | John C. Smith & James H. Warner |
Architectural style | Queen Anne |
NRHP reference No. | 90000699 [1] |
Added to NRHP | April 26, 1990 |
The William Donaldson House is an historic, American home that is located in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [1]
Designed by Smith & Warner and built in 1887, this historic structure is a 3+1⁄2-story Queen Anne-style dwelling. Its construction was funded by William Mayne Donaldson, president of the Donaldson Paper Company, who originally resided there. [2]
A rear addition was erected circa 1910. It has a stone foundation, brick first story, and wood shingle second and third stories. It features irregular massing, a variety of surface textures, multiple intersecting roofs, bay windows, porch and balconies, and a turret with spindle. The house was converted to apartments in 1925. [3]
Following a period of disrepair, the building was purchased by a private developer in 2018 and restoration was completed by November 2022. [4]
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