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Keystone Building (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)

Coordinates: 40°15′37″N 76°52′49″W / 40.26028°N 76.88028°W / 40.26028; -76.88028
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Keystone Building
Keystone Building, November 2010
Keystone Building (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) is located in Pennsylvania
Keystone Building (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)
Keystone Building (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) is located in the United States
Keystone Building (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)
Location18–22 S. 3rd St,
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°15′37″N 76°52′49″W / 40.26028°N 76.88028°W / 40.26028; -76.88028
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1875
Architectural styleLate 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Sullivanesque
NRHP reference No.79002217[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 7, 1979

The Keystone Building is a historic, American commercial building that is located in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

History and architectural features

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Built in 1875 as the State Printing Office, it is a six-story office building, plus basement that is seven bays wide and twelve bays deep. It is faced in granite on the first floor with brick above. It was remodeled in 1917, with the addition of a structural steel frame and twelve-inch reinforced floors.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

This building is not to be confused with the Commonwealth Keystone Building, a nearby State Government office building completed in 2000.

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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2011-11-12. Note: This includes Walter F. Kuhn, Jr. (December 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Keystone Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-12.