West Park Place

United States historic place


West Park Place
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

West Park Place, April 2013
42°07′48″N 80°05′11″W / 42.13000°N 80.08639°W / 42.13000; -80.08639
Area	2.3 acres (0.93 ha)
Built	1857-1865
Built by	Hill, John; Et al.
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	80003489^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 4, 1980

West Park Place is a national historic district that is located in Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania.

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

History and architectural features

This district encompasses twelve contributing commercial buildings that were built between 1857 and 1865. They are characterized as three-story brick buildings that were erected over full basements. Designed in the Italianate style, they reflect Erie's mid-nineteenth-century central business district. The district includes the Bindernecht Block, the Purcell Hardware Store and the "Marble Front" building. A number of the buildings were designed and built by John Hill, who also built the John Hill House that is located in the West Sixth Street Historic District.^[2]

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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes John R. Claridge and Heidi Brinig (February 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: West Park Place" (PDF). Retrieved August 18, 2012.