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West Park Place

Coordinates: 42°07′48″N 80°05′11″W / 42.13000°N 80.08639°W / 42.13000; -80.08639
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West Park Place
West Park Place, April 2013
West Park Place is located in Pennsylvania
West Park Place
West Park Place is located in the United States
West Park Place
LocationBounded by N. Park Row, Peach, 5th, and State Sts., Erie, Pennsylvania
Coordinates42°07′48″N 80°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

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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 August 18, 2012.