Historic Midtown Market District

Historic Midtown Market District (HM43Z)

Location: Harrisburg, PA 17102 Dauphin County
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N 40° 16.18', W 76° 53.333'

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Just prior to the Civil War, Harrisburg's northern development reached only as far as North Street, although its northern boundary extended to Herr Street under an annexation to the original Borough in 1838. In 1860, Harrisburg was incorporated as a City with its newly annexed territory extending all the way to Maclay Street. That same year, as neighborhoods were expanding up to Verbeke Street, the original stone building of the Broad Street Market opened. The Market became the catalyst to the growth and development of N. Third Street and to its subsequent urbanization as a secondary business district to that of the downtown. By the early 20th Century, the District sported movie theaters, department stores, a host of restaurants and general retail shops. It was a central destination for celebrations and events. The District was particularly enhanced by the construction at 1224 N. Third Street of the six-story Commercial Bank Building in 1908, later to become the Furlow Building. First a bank on the ground floor, and later a "Five and Ten," the structure was an early mid-rise, with fashionable upper story apartments, one of the first luxury apartment buildings to be erected in the City. Although the District suffered from neglect and resulting removal of substandard buildings in the 1970's, the area has now emerged in budding renewal bordered by contemporary, upscale town homes and the Old Midtown and Fox Ridge Historic Districts.
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N. Third Street in 1915 looking north with the Commercial Bank Building at left.
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1915 postcard view looking south on N. Third Street with Broad Street Market at left.
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Celebratory arches adorn the intersection of N. Third and Verbeke Streets during "Old Home Week" in 1905.
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HM NumberHM43Z
Series This marker is part of the Pennsylvania: The Harrisburg History Project series
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Placed ByThe Harrisburg History Project Commissioned by Mayor Stephen R. Reed
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Date Added Monday, September 1st, 2014 at 11:22am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 339396 N 4459399
Decimal Degrees40.26966667, -76.88888333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 16.18', W 76° 53.333'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 16' 10.80" N, 76° 53' 19.98" W
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Area Code(s)717
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1231 N 3rd St, Harrisburg PA 17102, US
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