New Era Building | |
 New Era Building, April 2010 | |
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| Location | 39-41 N. Queen St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°2′18″N 76°18′21″W / 40.03833°N 76.30583°W |
| Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
| Built | 1890 |
| Architect | Burger, J. Adam |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 83002256 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 14, 1983 |
The New Era Building is an historic, American commercial and industrial building that is located in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
History and architectural features
This historic structure is a three-story, L-shaped, brick building that was designed in the Queen Anne style. The original section was built between 1890 and 1891. The rear section was expanded in 1900, 1903, and 1914 to accommodate the growing printing company. It originally housed the New Era newspaper and printing company. A number of notable academic journals and books were printed here between 1893 and 1922, including Popular Science Monthly and the Journal of Negro History.[2] When listed in 1983, it was occupied by a Rite Aid drug store.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ↑ "Front Matter". The Journal of Negro History. 1 (1). 1916. ISSN 0022-2992.
- ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Retrieved 2010-07-22. Note: This includes John J. Snyder, Jr. (January 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: New Era Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-07-22. and "Accompanying photograph". and "Accompanying photograph".
