Chandlery Corner

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Chandlery Corner
Chandlery Corner Erie PA Apr 13.jpg
Chandlery Corner, April 2013
Chandlery Corner is located in Pennsylvania
Chandlery Corner
Location1 and 3 E. Fourth St., and 401-403, and 405 State St., Erie, Pennsylvania
Coordinates42°7′53″N 80°5′12″W / 42.13139°N 80.08667°W / 42.13139; -80.08667Coordinates: 42°7′53″N 80°5′12″W / 42.13139°N 80.08667°W / 42.13139; -80.08667
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1832, 1846, 1851
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Federal
NRHP reference No.87000030[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 5, 1987

Chandlery Corner consists of three historic buildings located at Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania. They are the Peter Rockwell House, Frederick Schneider House, and Schneider/Kessler Chandlery.

History[]

The Peter Rockwell House was built in 1832, as a Federal-style brick townhouse. It was modified for commercial use about 1865 to be a 2+1⁄2-story commercial building with a mansard roof. The Frederick Schneider House was built in 1846, is a two-story five-bay brick dwelling in the Greek Revival style. The Schneider/Kessler Chandlery was built in 1851, is a three-story six-bay brick commercial building. The buildings are reflective of the 19th-century business district of Erie. It was named Chandlery Corner because it is the site of the plant and store of Erie's first soap and candle maker.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "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 John R. Claridge (September 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Chandlery Corner" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-12.
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