Ephrata Commercial Historic District


Ephrata Commercial Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Ephrata National Bank, November 2011
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Location	Portions of W. Main, E. Main, N. State, S. State Sts., and Washington Ave., Ephrata, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°10′41″N 76°10′39″W / 40.17806°N 76.17750°W / 40.17806; -76.17750Coordinates: 40°10′41″N 76°10′39″W / 40.17806°N 76.17750°W / 40.17806; -76.17750
Area	15.3 acres (6.2 ha)
Architect	Urban, C. Emlen; Evans, Clifton
Architectural style	Queen Anne, Italianate
NRHP Reference #	06001005^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 8, 2006

Ephrata Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 36 contributing buildings in the central business district of Ephrata. It has notable examples of the Queen Anne and Italianate architectural styles and buildings designed by noted Lancaster architect C. Emlen Urban. The oldest building dates to 1808 and is the Eagle Hotel. Other notable buildings include the I.G. Sprecher & Sons Hardware (1911), Richard Heitler House (1820), J.W. Yost Liquor Store (c. 1880), Ephrata Railroad Station (1887-1889), U.S. Post Office (1937), Ephrata National Bank (1925), and Grant and Wenger Feed Mill (1924). Located in the district is the separately listed Mentzer Building.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Karen Arnold (December 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ephrata Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-18.

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