York Dispatch Newspaper Offices

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York Dispatch Newspaper Offices
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York Dispatch Newspaper Offices, November 2010
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Location15 and 17 E. Philadelphia St., York, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°58′24″N76°43′41″W / 39.97333°N 76.72806°W / 39.97333; -76.72806
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1887
Architect Mesker, George L.
Architectural style Italianate Revival
NRHP reference No. 78002489 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 8, 1978

The York Dispatch Newspaper Offices is an historic, American commercial building that is located in York, Pennsylvania, York County, Pennsylvania.

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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1]

History and architectural feature

Built in 1887, this historic structure is a four-story, four-bay brick building that was designed in the Italianate Revival style and was used as the office space of the editors and reporters employed by The York Dispatch newspaper.

The building consists of two independent sections connected by an overhead walkway. The front facade was built using cast iron and pressed metal and features decorative pilasters and long, slender windows. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Susan Deardorff (July 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Farmers Market" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-18.