Montgomery Ward Building (Lewistown, Pennsylvania)

Montgomery Ward Building

Front of the building
Location 3-7 W. Market St., Lewistown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°35′54″N 77°34′25″W / 40.59833°N 77.57361°W / 40.59833; -77.57361Coordinates: 40°35′54″N 77°34′25″W / 40.59833°N 77.57361°W / 40.59833; -77.57361
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]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Patrick W. O'Bannon (May 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Montgomery Ward Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-29.


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