Titusville in Crawford County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Algrunix Building, 1894

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 11, 2019

1. Algrunix Building, 1894 Marker

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This Victorian Gothic structure with its onion-domed turret was named "Algrunix" for its three owners: Edward Allen, building contractor; Samuel Grumbine, self-trained attorney; and Hattie Nixon, wife of another building contractor. Moorish type architecture was popular in Pennsylvania beginning in the 1860s. In 1997, owner J. J. Steinbuhler received a commonwealth preservation award for his building restoration.

[Illustration captions, clockwise from left, read]
• C. 1955

• [The Algrunix!, Titusville Herald, Friday, August 24, 1894]

• C. 1955

• C. 1894

Erected by Oil Region Alliance and City of Titusville.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1997.

Location. 41° 37.591′ N, 79° 40.517′ W. Marker is in Titusville, Pennsylvania, in Crawford County. It is at the intersection of Spring Street (Pennsylvania Route 8/27) and Washington Street, on the left when traveling east on Spring Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 202 West Spring Street, Titusville PA 16354, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania and in Greater Erie. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Second National Bank, 1865 (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Titusville Oil Exchange (within shouting distance of this marker); Titusville Trust Company, 1919 (within shouting distance of this marker); Titusville Oil Exchange: World's First (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Titusville Oil Exchange (within shouting distance of this marker); Corinthian Hall, 1865 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Birth of George Washington Bicentennial (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Titusville.

Also see . . . Titusville (Oil Region Alliance). (Submitted on August 24, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Algrunix Building (1894) and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 11, 2019

2. Algrunix Building (1894) and Marker

Algrunix Building (1894) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 11, 2019

3. Algrunix Building (1894)

Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 426 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 24, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.