| image = Old Downtown Harrisburg Commercial Historic District Nov 10.JPG
| image = Old Downtown Harrisburg Commercial Historic District Nov 10.JPG
| caption = Old Downtown Harrisburg Commercial Historic District, November 2010
| caption = Old Downtown Harrisburg Commercial Historic District, November 2010
| location = Dewberry, Chestnut, Blackberry, and S. 3rd Sts., Roughly Market St. from 3rd to 4th and 3rd St. from Walnut to Chestnut Sts., [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]]
| location = Dewberry, Chestnut, Blackberry, and S. 3rd Sts., Market St. from 3rd to 4th and 3rd St. from Walnut to Chestnut Sts., [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]]
| coordinates = {{coord|40|15|37|N|76|52|47|W|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|40|15|37|N|76|52|47|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Pennsylvania#USA
| locmapin = Pennsylvania#USA
| architect =
| architect =
| architecture = Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne
| architecture = Late 19th 20th Revivals, Victorian, Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne
| added = July 14, 1983
| added = July 14, 1983
| increase = March 22, 1984
| increase = March 22, 1984
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The ”’Old Downtown Harrisburg Commercial Historic District”’ is a national [[Historic district (United States)|historic district]] that is located in [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]], [[Dauphin County, Pennsylvania]].
The ”’Old Downtown Harrisburg Commercial Historic District”’ is a national [[Historic district (United States)|historic district]] in [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]].
It was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1983, with a boundary increase made in 1984.<ref name=”nris”/>
It was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1983, with a boundary increase made in 1984.<ref name=”nris”/>
==History and architectural features==
==History and architectural features==
This district includes fifty contributing buildings that are located in the old [[central business district]] of Harrisburg. Dating from the late–nineteenth and early–twentieth centuries, notable buildings include the Daily and Weekly Telegraph Building (1873-1874), the City Bank Building (c. 1872), F.W. Woolworth (1939), Rothert’s Furniture Store (1906), Bowman’s Department Store (1907, 1910), Pomeroy’s Department Store (c. 1890, c. 1940), and Doutrich’s Clothing Store.
This district includes fifty contributing buildings that are located in the old [[central business district]] of Harrisburg. Dating from the latenineteenth and earlytwentieth centuries, notable buildings include the Daily and Weekly Telegraph Building (), the City Bank Building (1872), F.W. Woolworth (1939), Rothert’s Furniture Store (1906), Bowman’s Department Store (1907, 1910), Pomeroy’s Department Store (1890, 1940), and Doutrich’s Clothing Store.
Also located in the district but listed separately are the [[Colonial Theatre (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)|Colonial Theatre]], the [[Keystone Building (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)|Keystone Building]], the [[Kunkel Building]], and the [[William Seel Building]].<ref name=nrhpdoc>{{cite report|type=none|url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71995793 |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Old Downtown Harrisburg Commercial Historic District|publisher=National Archives and Records Administration |author= George E. Thomas| date= November 1983 | access-date=December 16, 2025 }} ({{NationalArchivesNote}})</ref> The [[Telegraph Building (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)|Telegraph Building]] was delisted after having been demolished.
Also located in the district but listed separately are the [[Colonial Theatre (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)|Colonial Theatre]], the [[Keystone Building (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)|Keystone Building]], the [[Kunkel Building]], and the [[William Seel Building]].<ref name=nrhpdoc>{{cite report|type=none|url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71995793 |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Old Downtown Harrisburg Commercial Historic District|publisher=National Archives and Records Administration |author= George E. Thomas| date= November 1983 | access-date=December 16, 2025 }} ({{NationalArchivesNote}})</ref> The [[Telegraph Building (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)|Telegraph Building]] was delisted after having been demolished.
Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States
United States historic place
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Old Downtown Harrisburg Commercial Historic District |
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 Old Downtown Harrisburg Commercial Historic District, November 2010 |
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| Location | Dewberry, Chestnut, Blackberry, and S. 3rd Sts., roughly Market St. from 3rd to 4th and 3rd St. from Walnut to Chestnut Sts., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°15′37″N 76°52′47″W / 40.26028°N 76.87972°W / 40.26028; -76.87972 |
| Area | 9.5 acres (3.8 ha) |
| Architectural style | Late 19th- and 20th-century Revivals, late Victorian, Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 83002238 (original) 84003198[1] (increase) |
| Added to NRHP | July 14, 1983 |
| Boundary increase | March 22, 1984 |
The Old Downtown Harrisburg Commercial Historic District is a national historic district in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, with a boundary increase made in 1984.[1]
History and architectural features
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This district includes fifty contributing buildings that are located in the old central business district of Harrisburg. Dating from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, notable buildings include the Daily and Weekly Telegraph Building (1873–1874), the City Bank Building (c. 1872), F. W. Woolworth (1939), Rothert’s Furniture Store (1906), Bowman’s Department Store (1907, 1910), Pomeroy’s Department Store (c. 1890, c. 1940), and Doutrich’s Clothing Store.
Also located in the district but listed separately are the Colonial Theatre, the Keystone Building, the Kunkel Building, and the William Seel Building.[2] The Telegraph Building was delisted after having been demolished.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, with a boundary increase in 1984.[1]
