Lukens Main Office Building

Lukens Main Office Building
Lukens Main Office Building, January 2010
Lukens Main Office Building is located in Pennsylvania
Lukens Main Office Building
Lukens Main Office Building is located in the United States
Lukens Main Office Building
Location50 S. 1st Ave., Coatesville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°58′54″N 75°49′25″W / 39.98167°N 75.82361°W / 39.98167; -75.82361
Area1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built1902, 1916
ArchitectCope & Stewardson; Page & Stewardson
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Georgian Revival
Part ofCoatesville Historic District
Lukens Historic District (ID87000667
94001186)
NRHP reference No.76001624[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 24, 1976
Designated CPMay 14, 1987
Designated NHLDCPApril 19, 1994

The Lukens Main Office Building is an historic office building which is located in Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

History and architectural features

The original section of this structure was designed by the architectural firm of Cope & Stewardson and built in 1902, for the Lukens Steel Company. It is a 2+1⁄2-story, seven-bay, brick, T-shaped building in a Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival style. It has a hipped roof with dormers and flanking two-story, three-bay wings.[2]

A duplicate of the original structure was added in 1916, making it an H-shaped building. The addition was designed by the successor firm of Page & Stewardson.[2]

Today, the building is home to the National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum and other local businesses and organizations.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Alice Kent Schooler and Irene Schiavoni (October 1, 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lukens Main Office Building" (PDF). Retrieved October 30, 2012.