Midtown in Harrisburg in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Historic Harrisburg Resource Center
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 28, 2016
1. Historic Harrisburg Resource Center Marker
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Built in 1893 to house two banking organizations, the Central Guarantee Trust & Safe Deposit Co. and the Merchants National Bank, this building served the community for 100 years, most recently as the Broad Street Offfce of the Pennsylvania National Bank. In 1993, to assure its preservation as a community resource and an architectural landmark, Pennsylvania National's Directors donated the century - old bank building to the Historic Harrisburg Association.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1893.
Location. 40° 16.168′ N, 76° 53.336′ W. Marker is in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County. It is in Midtown. It is on North 3rd Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1230 N 3rd Street, Harrisburg PA 17102, 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: Broad Street Market (a few steps from this marker); Historic Midtown Market District (a few steps from this marker); Tabernacle Baptist Church (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Green Street Residences (about 700 feet away); Visionaries / Community Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Engleton (approx. 0.2 miles away); The African-American Business District that Became "Jackson Square" (approx. Ό mile away); J. Horace McFarland (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harrisburg.
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Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 28, 2016
2. Historic Harrisburg Resource Center Marker - wide view
The marker is visible here mounted to the building exterior, to the right of the building entrance (below the tree branches).
Postcard published by the Leighton and Valentine Company, 1910
3. Third and Broad Streets, Harrisburg, Pa.
View looking south on Third Street, with the Broad Street Market Building on the left, and the bank building (now the Historic Harrisburg Resource Center) on the right on the corner.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 22, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 569 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 22, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
