Ephrata in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Mentzer Building

3 West Main Street

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 12, 2019

1. Mentzer Building Marker

Inscription. Mentzer Building
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1889

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1889.

Location. 40° 10.742′ N, 76° 10.635′ W. Marker is in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is on North State Street east of East Main Street (U.S. 322), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3 West Main Street, Ephrata PA 17522, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ephrata Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); This site honors the Sister City Relationship between Ephrata, Pennsylvania and Eberbach, Germany (approx. 0.2 miles away); 249 West Main Street (approx. ¼ mile away); Ephrata's Veterans' Plaza (approx. ¼ mile away); Brothers' House Complex (approx. 0.6 miles away); Home of Conrad Beissel (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Kedar (approx. 0.6 miles away); Ephrata Cloister (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ephrata.

Regarding Mentzer Building. The Mentzer Building stands at the corner of Ephrata's Market district

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where Hain and State streets intersect at an oblique angle. Though the site is irregular, the building that was erected is nearly square with its principal facade facing onto Main Street.

Also see . . . Mentzer Building. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on February 1, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Mentzer Building image. Click for full size.

via Wikipedia, November 2021

2. Mentzer Building

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 12, 2019

3. Mentzer Building Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 649 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 13, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on February 1, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on July 13, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.