Downtown Harrisburg in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Strawberry Square Phase II
This block of historic buildings traces a glimpse of Harrisburg's 19th and 20th Century retail development. Restored as Phase II of the Strawberry Square shopping complex in the late 1980's and part of the Old Downtown Harrisburg Commercial Historic District, these buildings range in varying styles and periods with the earlier development falling along N. Third Street with its quaint restored storefronts, and the later more intensively developed edifices on Market Street. Buildings of note include the former classic revival style Bowman's Department Store Building and Gothic Revival-styled former Doutrichs Men's Store located to the left and right of the main Market Street entrance respectively. Also of note is the preserved 1941 art deco and trademark facade of the former Woolworth's 5&10 facade facing both Market and N. Third Streets. When entering Phase II at Market Street, notice the grand atrium space and the original exterior walls of the adjacent buildings. This promenade occupies what was originally Dewberry Alley, a street first created in the early 1800's. Phase II, having offices on the upper stories, has been physically integrated as a marvelous adaptive reuse project with the earlier Phase I component of Strawberry Square that faces Walnut Street.
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1915 postcard view captures the Market Street frontage of the present Strawberry Square Phase II looking east toward N. Third Street.
Erected by The Harrisburg History Project Commissioned by Mayor Stephen R. Reed.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Art Deco, and the Pennsylvania, The Harrisburg History Project series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.
Location. 40° 15.627′ N, 76° 52.858′ W. Marker is in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County. It is in Downtown Harrisburg. It is at the intersection of Market Street and N. Third Street on Market Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 223 Market St, Harrisburg PA 17101, 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: Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Dauphin County Courthouses (within shouting distance of this marker); Kunkel Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Dauphin Deposit Bank Building (within shouting distance of this marker); T. Morris Chester (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas Morris Chester
(within shouting distance of this marker); Lochiel Hotel and Colonial Theater (within shouting distance of this marker); Market Square (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harrisburg.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 26, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,784 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 5, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on March 26, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 3. submitted on August 5, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 4. submitted on March 26, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.



