Chamberlin Iron Front Building

United States historic place


Chamberlin Iron Front Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property

Chamberlain Building, October 2011
40°57′48″N 76°53′15″W / 40.96333°N 76.88750°W / 40.96333; -76.88750
Area	0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built	1868
Built by	Palmer, Lewis
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	79002347^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 14, 1979

Chamberlin Iron Front Building is a historic commercial building located on Market Street in Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1868, and is a three-story, brick building with a two-story rear addition in the Italianate style. It measures 56 feet wide and 160 feet deep. The main section has a flat roof and the addition a gable roof. It features a cast-iron front manufactured in Danville, Pennsylvania. Over the years the building has housed a general store, shoe store, feed store, and post office, as well as fraternal organizations on the upper floors.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It is located in the Lewisburg Historic District.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved June 3, 2012. Note: This includes Thomas R. Deans (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Chamberlin Iron Front Building" (PDF). Retrieved June 3, 2012.