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40°15′41″N 76°52′48″W / 40.26139°N 76.88000°W / 40.26139; -76.88000
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William Seel Building
William Seel Building, November 2010
William Seel Building is located in Pennsylvania
William Seel Building
William Seel Building is located in the United States
William Seel Building
Location319 Market St., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°15′41″N 76°52′48″W / 40.26139°N 76.88000°W / 40.26139; -76.88000
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1912–1913
NRHP reference  No. 80003482 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 3, 1980

The William Seel Building is an historic, American commercial building that is located in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.

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

History and architectural features

Erected between 1912 and 1913 for merchant William Seel, this historic structure is a narrow four-story, four-bay-wide, office building that was built using brownstone and brick. It features two elegant arches at the first floor and an overhanging cornice. Originally the home of Waller and Seel Liquors, it was leased in 1919 to the Kinney Shoe Corporation, which operated a retail shoe business thee from 1920 until the 1970s. [2]

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

References

  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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Janet L. Bassett (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: William Seel Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-12.