Allentown in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

959 West Turner Street

Circa 1871

— Old Allentown Historic District —

959 West Turner Street Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 5, 2020

1. 959 West Turner Street Marker

Inscription.

[Title is text]

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.

Location. 40° 36.21′ N, 75° 28.74′ W. Marker is in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in Lehigh County. It is on Turner Street east of 10th Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 959 West Turner Street, Allentown PA 18102, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Lehigh 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: 953 West Turner Street (a few steps from this marker); 935 West Turner Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Serg't Henry T. Loose (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line);

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Soldiers of the American Revolution and War of 1812 (about 500 feet away); Maj. Thomas Yeager (approx. 0.2 miles away); Soldiers and Sailors Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Soldiers and Sailors Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); Zion's Reformed Church (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Allentown.

Regarding 959 West Turner Street. Building originally housed the Hoffman Apartments, with retail on the ground level.

Also see . . . Old Allentown Preservation Association. Repaired broken link; 06/07/2024 LPG. (Submitted on October 6, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

959 West Turner Street, Hoffman Apartment Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 5, 2020

2. 959 West Turner Street, Hoffman Apartment Building

View of the west elevation along 10th Street Marker is on wall near stairs at distant right of photo.

959 West Turner Street Entrance Fanlight Window image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 5, 2020

3. 959 West Turner Street Entrance Fanlight Window

959 West Turner Street Mural image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 5, 2020

4. 959 West Turner Street Mural

Highlighting the G.A.R. Section of Union-West End Cemetery

Old Allentown Historic District Banner image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 5, 2020

5. Old Allentown Historic District Banner

Credits. This page was last revised on June 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 446 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 6, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.