Montgomery Ward Building (Lewistown, Pennsylvania)
Montgomery Ward Building
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Location | 3-7 W. Market St., Lewistown, Pennsylvania |
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Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
Built | 1929 |
Architect | G. Frank Witman; James A. Royer |
Architectural style | Art Deco |
NRHP Reference # | 84003497[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 7, 1984 |
The Montgomery Ward Building is a historic department store building located at Lewistown, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. The east facade faces the Mifflin County Courthouse on Monument Square. It was built in 1929 in the Art Deco style, and consists of the store building and attached office building. The store is two-stories, with a mezzanine level and measures approximately 40 feet by 150 feet. The office building is two-stories and measures approximately 30 feet by 145 feet. They are both of steel frame construction with brick exterior walls and feature terra cotta ornamentation. It was one of the initial retail outlets constructed by the Montgomery Ward Company.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
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- Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Commercial buildings completed in 1929
- Economy of Pennsylvania
- Department stores on the National Register of Historic Places
- Montgomery Ward
- Art Deco architecture in Pennsylvania
- Buildings and structures in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs