Shippensburg in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

"On This Site"

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 24, 2024

1. "On This Site" Marker

Inscription.
Hollar Building
Style: Modern/contemporary commercial/Chicago. Steel framed building with polychromed brick facade (light on dark-buff on red); wide steel and glass storefronts with "leaded" glass transoms; copper trimmed Spanish tile, pent roof; metal framed; variable bay, easement windows; variegated brick piers, pilasters and stringcourses; punctuated roof line with Spanish tile coping.

• 1920-1932 Holar's Garage & Auto Sales, Willys Knight, Overland, Oakland, Pontiac, Buick, Durant; Frank E. Hollar, Sr.
• 1932-1960 News-Chronicle Co.; Ralph T. Wolfrom
• 1960-1968 Boy Scouts Of America
• 1968-1974 Handshew's Shoe Repair, 10 North Penn Street; John L. Handshew
• 1968-Nov. 1990 Glenn Miller's Auto Parts, Inc.; Glen Miller

Victory Theater Building
Style: Late, vernacular, neoclassical/Victorian. Polychromed brickwork (dark on light); center ticket booth with wide flanking, wood and glass-paned entrance ways; triangular marquee, (added); segment arch topped single & paired double hung windows; corbeled brick under roof edge coping; roofline punctuated with balled finials and large segment arch topped and recessed sign board panel.

• 1921-1925
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Victory Playhouse; Frank E. Hollar, Sr.
• 1925-1971 Victory Theater; Frank E. Hollar, Sr. & Frank E. Hollar, Jr.
• 1971-Oct. 1985 College Cinema; James T. Dalke

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Environment • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1990.

Location. 40° 3.115′ N, 77° 31.145′ W. Marker is in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. Marker is on North Penn Street just south of Martin Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 22 N Penn St, Shippensburg PA 17257, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. These Soldiers of the Revolutionary War Who Lie Buried Here (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Shippensburg (about 600 feet away); Lifeline of the Valley: The Cumberland Valley Railroad (about 700 feet away); Rebel Headquarters in Shippensburg, June 24-27, 1863 (about 700 feet away); Occupation of Shippensburg (about 700 feet away); White-Washed in the Nick of Time: The Union (Sherman House) Hotel (about 700 feet away); General Samuel Sturgis: Hero of Antietam's Burnside Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); This tablet is placed (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shippensburg.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 24, 2024

2. "On This Site" Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 1, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 47 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 1, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.