Kirk Johnson Building

Kirk Johnson Building

Kirk Johnson Building, October 2010
Location 16-18 W. King St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°2′14″N 76°18′24″W / 40.03722°N 76.30667°W / 40.03722; -76.30667Coordinates: 40°2′14″N 76°18′24″W / 40.03722°N 76.30667°W / 40.03722; -76.30667
Area less than one acre
Built 1911-1912
Architect Urban, C. Emlen; Eisenberger, W. V.
Architectural style Beaux Arts
NRHP Reference # 83002252[1]
Added to NRHP July 7, 1983

The Kirk Johnson Building is a historic commercial building located in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was designed by noted Lancaster architect C. Emlen Urban and built in 1911-1912. It is a four-story, narrow, steel frame structure clad in white tile and cut stone in the Beaux-Arts style. This section of the Kirk Johnson Building measures 16 feet wide and features a copper-clad mansard roof. The original French-style display windows were restored in 1979-1980. It was built to house the Kirk Johnson music store.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes John J. Snyder, Jr. (January 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Kirk Johnson Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-25.


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