Connellsville in Fayette County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Connellsville, A River Runs Through It

Brimstone Corner, Second National Bank Building, Centennial Coke Arch

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 30, 2021

1. Connellsville, A River Runs Through It Marker

Inscription.

Connellsville, A River Runs Through It. Brimstone Corner, Second National Bank Building, Centennial Coke Arch. , Brimstone Corner , In 1845, Thomas Ewing conducted a general store on the corner where present day Crawford Avenue and Pittsburgh Street intersect in downtown Connellsville. The political discussion in the general store was so "hot and sulphurous" that the corner became known as "Brimstone Corner." It remains so today. , The Title and Trust Company of Western, Pennsylvania building, also known as the Brimstone Building, was built of buff Pompeian brick in the style of the Italian Renaissance and was occupied on May 1, 1901. It is five stories high and was built to be fireproof throughout. , Across from the Brimstone Building is the Colonial National Bank. This bank opened for business on June 15, 1906. It was built in the Classic Revival Style of pure white marble with pink Milford granite. , Second National Bank Building , Known as Brimstone Corner's "skyscraper", the Second National Bank Building was built in 1905 on the northwest-corner of Crawford Avenue and Pittsburgh Street. The building had eight stories, seven being visible from the front, eight from the rear. It had an all-steel skeleton. The lobby, in the front of the building, was two stories high. The building was 165 feet deep. At one time, the building was filled with medical, dental, law, insurance and real estate offices. It was demolished in 1983., Centennial Coke Arch , In honor of Connellsville's Centennial (1906), a huge Coal and Coke Arch was erected at Brimstone Corner by the H. C. Frick Coke Company. The coke came from the Trotter, Leisenring Number 1, and Davidson plants. The arch was electrically illuminated and cost more than one thousand dollars., [photo captions] , . Title and Trust Company , . Second National Bank Building , . Example of currency printed in Connellsville under 1816 ordinance. , . Main Street, looking West , . Centennial Coal and Coke Arch , . Centennial Coal and Coke Arch, illuminated

Brimstone Corner
In 1845, Thomas Ewing conducted a general store on the corner where present day Crawford Avenue and Pittsburgh Street intersect in downtown Connellsville. The political discussion in the general store was so "hot and sulphurous" that the corner became known as "Brimstone Corner." It remains so today.

The Title and Trust Company of Western, Pennsylvania building, also known as the Brimstone Building, was built of buff Pompeian brick in the style of the Italian Renaissance and was occupied on May 1, 1901. It is five stories high and was built to be fireproof throughout.

Across from the Brimstone Building is the Colonial National Bank. This bank opened for business on June 15, 1906. It was built in the Classic Revival Style of pure white marble with pink Milford granite.

Second National Bank Building
Known as Brimstone Corner's "skyscraper", the Second National Bank Building was built in 1905 on the northwest-corner of Crawford Avenue and Pittsburgh Street. The building had eight stories, seven being visible from the front, eight from the rear. It had an all-steel skeleton. The lobby, in the front of the building, was two stories high. The building was 165 feet deep. At one time, the building was filled with medical, dental, law, insurance

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and real estate offices. It was demolished in 1983.

Centennial Coke Arch
In honor of Connellsville's Centennial (1906), a huge Coal and Coke Arch was erected at Brimstone Corner by the H. C. Frick Coke Company. The coke came from the Trotter, Leisenring Number 1, and Davidson plants. The arch was electrically illuminated and cost more than one thousand dollars.

[photo captions]
• Title & Trust Company
• Second National Bank Building
• Example of currency printed in Connellsville under 1816 ordinance.
• Main Street, looking West
• Centennial Coal and Coke Arch
• Centennial Coal and Coke Arch, illuminated

Erected by Connellsville Cultural Trust.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1845.

Location. 40° 1.068′ N, 79° 35.366′ W. Marker is in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, in Fayette County. Marker is on West Crawford Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 711) just west of Pittsburgh Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is mounted on the south/front facade of the building at this address, facing West Crawford Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 102 West Crawford Avenue, Connellsville PA 15425, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance

Marker detail: Title & Trust Company image. Click for full size.

2. Marker detail: Title & Trust Company

of this marker. Edwin S. Porter (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Connellsville, A River Runs Through It (about 600 feet away); United States Post Office, Connellsville, Pennsylvania (about 600 feet away); Veteran's Plaza Stage (about 600 feet away); Connellsville Area Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away); Samuel Johnson (about 600 feet away); Colonel William Crawford (about 700 feet away); Carnegie Free Library (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Connellsville.

Marker detail: Second National Bank Building image. Click for full size.

3. Marker detail: Second National Bank Building

Marker detail: Currency printed in Connellsville image. Click for full size.

4. Marker detail: Currency printed in Connellsville

Marker detail: Main Street, looking West image. Click for full size.

5. Marker detail: Main Street, looking West

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 30, 2021

6. Connellsville, A River Runs Through It Marker

(looking north from West Crawford Avenue • marker is mounted on right side of front entrance)

Title & Trust of Western Pennsylvania Building (1901) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 30, 2021

7. Title & Trust of Western Pennsylvania Building (1901)

Also known as the “Brimstone Building.”
(at northeast corner of Crawford Avenue & Pittsburgh Street intersection)

Colonial National Bank Building (1906) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 30, 2021

8. Colonial National Bank Building (1906)

(at southeast corner of Crawford Avenue & Pittsburgh Street intersection)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 28, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 177 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on February 28, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.