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The City of Harrisburg’s skyscraper hub of business and government. The dynamic center of culture, shopping, dining and entertainment. Includes the historic bridges of the Susquehanna and the adventure of City Island.
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 Crisply designed, landmark Market Square office tower completed in 1990 and serving as the home of several major law firms and to Harrisburg’s main presence of M&T Bank. Building stands as a major contributor to the revitalization of the Market Square area.
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1. M & T TOWER
S. Second and Market Streets - southeast corner
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 Former home of Governor William Findlay (1817-1821). Now houses working artist's studio and school. Galleries and classrooms in elegant setting. Original 1815 brick building was surfaced with brownstone c.1850.
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2. ART ASSOCIATION OF HARRISBURG
21 N. Front Street
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 63 acres of parkland developed by the City beginning in 1987 as a major regional recreational center. Home to the AA Eastern League Harrisburg Senators Baseball Team at Metro Bank Park. Additional attractions include: Skyline Sports Complex, RiverSide Village Park, Harrisburg River Boat, City Island Railroad, Carousel, three marinas, Harbortown, Carriage House, Beach House and swimming area, 18-hole miniature golf course and more. Also serves as launching point for the Pride of the Susquehanna Riverboat. For more information about City Island attractrions, click here.
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3. CITY ISLAND
Susquehanna River via Walnut and Market Street Bridges
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 One of two upscale, full-service Center City conference hotels. 261 rooms. Designated best Crowne Plaza in the western hemisphere upon opening in 2000. Fitting compliment to the 4 Diamond-rated Harrisburg Hilton. Full-service restaurant and conference facilities. Original building dates to 1965.
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4. CROWNE PLAZA
S. Second and Chestnut Streets
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 Renovated former bank building now serving as newest addition to the Dauphin County Government Complex. Houses additional courtroom space, offices of the Dauphin County Commissioners and other operations of the County Administration.
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5. DAUPHIN COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE BUILDING
S. Second & Market Sts. - southeast corner
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 Impressive Art Deco styled public building of its period, 1942, with interior marble-clad spaces and huge terrazzo floor, inlayed map of Dauphin County in front lobby. Graced with front fountain pool and statue of "Youth Crushing Evil."
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6. DAUPHIN COUNTY COURTHOUSE*
S. Front and Market Streets
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 Originally the Harrisburg Public Library erected in 1914. Limestone in construction and Georgian Revival in style, the building was incorporated into the Dauphin County Library System in 1976. Extensive local history and reference collections.
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7. DAUPHIN COUNTY LIBRARY
N. Front and Walnut Streets
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 Considered the mother church of the Church of God denomination, which was founded in Harrisburg in 1827 by Rev. John Winebrenner. Present building erected in 1854.
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8. FIRST CHURCH OF GOD
15 N. Front Street
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 Massive 325,000 square foot mixed-use parking garage and state-of-the-art office facility built in 1996 on one of the last large open parcels in center city. Location across the street from the Forum Concert Hall resulted in the building's unusual and well-executed classic design.
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9. FORUM PLACE
N. 5th and Walnut Streets
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 Outstanding row of Front Street townhouses (c. 1812-1840), several of which served as homes to early Pennsylvania Governors. Variety of well executed and painstakingly preserved architectural styles of the early to mid 19th century.
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10. GOVERNORS' ROW
N. Front Street between Strawberry and Walnut Streets
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 One of the few track-switching facilities to survive in the Commonwealth from the heyday of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Sophisticated when constructed in 1929 in guiding the convergence of bustling train travel through urbanized Harrisburg. Colonial Revival architectural style of interest for such a utilitarian structure.
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11. HARRIS SWITCH TOWER*
Tenth and Walnut Streets
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 Sprawling, multi-disciplinary medical services complex on the site of the original 19th Century hospital, Harrisburg's oldest. Various buildings house emergency, family practice, psychiatric, diagnostic and other medical services and specialties. Particularly known for cardiatric care and technologies. Present complex's earliest buildings date to 1950.
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12. HARRISBURG HOSPITAL
S. Front and Chestnut Streets
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 Originally the Pennsylvania Railroad Station erected 1884-1937. Now a major Amtrak passenger rail and bus transportation facility. Thoroughly restored, unveiling vintage icons and architectural elements of the rail industry. 21st busiest of 516 stations nationally. Also known for its 19th Century train sheds, a rarity in the U.S.
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13. HARRISBURG TRANSPORTATION CENTER*
S. Fourth and Chestnut Streets
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 Grand 15-story, 341 room hotel-conference center, with 38,000 square feet of ballroom and meeting space, four restaurants and lounges, health and fitness center, indoor swimming pool and beautiful artwork by area artists. Top two "Executive Level" floors offer added amenities. Ballroom one of the largest in the region. Opened in 1990.
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14. HARRISBURG HILTON AND TOWERS
One N. Market Square
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 Former printing house for pre-World War I daily and weekly newspapers. Tallest building in Harrisburg from 1874, when constructed, to 1906. Note fine Italianate architectural detailing.
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15. KEYSTONE BUILDING*
22 S. Third Street
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 Premier office complex with lush landscaping, courtyard and exterior design complementing the two divergent architectural styles of the County Courthouse and Governor's Row on either side. Good example of newer development blending with the streetscape of earlier eras. Built in 1992.
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16. KEYSTONE PLAZA
N. Front and Market Streets
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 Originally constructed for a bank, later converted to a department store, and now serves as home to the Susquehanna Art Museum with arts organization offices above. White glazed terracotta exterior creates architectural diversity. Building expanded to the rear in 1925 in the same style as the original 1913 front portion.
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17. KUNKEL BUILDING*
301 Market Street
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 Front portion of the building dates to 1836 and was originally known as the Lochiel Hotel. Victorianized in the 1870s. Site of much 19th Century politicking. Rear portion became an elaborate vaudeville, and later movie theater, in 1910. Conversion to offices in the 1980s resulted in new construction to the side and rear in a style, which emulates the original building. Sometimes referred to as the Colonial Building, as this was the name of the old theater.
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18. LOCHIEL HOTEL* (Colonial Building)
227 Market Street
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 Nationally renowned historic and contemporary urban hub of the City of Harrisburg and the Greater Harrisburg Metropolitan Area. Laid out as the center focus of John Harris, Jr's plan in 1785 as expansive public space surrounding original market houses. Commanded the best inns and stores as well as Harrisburg's first multi-story office buildings which continued to evolve into the city's corporate and hotel center. Graced by Victorian town clock and beautiful urban gardens. Site of many events and rallies.
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19. MARKET SQUARE
Second and Market Streets
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 Prominent Romanesque-styled edifice dominated by the city's tallest church spire (193 feet). Majestic sanctuary all in white. Home to Harrisburg's oldest Presbyterian congregation and now the oldest surviving building on Market Square, having been built in 1860. Known for its concert series.
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20. MARKET SQUARE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
S. Second and Blackberry Streets
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 Successor bridge at the same site as the old Camelback Bridge, erected in 1814 as the first anywhere to cross the Susquehanna. Present bridge, with its graceful stone-glad arches, is the result of the 1926 widening of the 1905 two-lane replacement of the Camelback. Columns at Harrisburg entrance salvaged from the old State Capitol which burned in 1897.
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21. MARKET STREET BRIDGE*
Front and Market Streets
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 Early 20th Century mid-rise originally built by Harrisburg businessman William Donaldson in 1906 as a four story building with the fifth and sixth floors added later. Restoration exposes original cornices and rusticated first floor fenestration.
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22. Skarlatos & Zonarich Building
17-19 S. Second Street
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 Second bridge at this site to join the downtown with Allison Hill. Replaced an iron and fire-prone, wood-decked structure erected in 1891, which was heralded as a unifier of a "Greater Harrisburg." 1909 concrete replacement bridge was a marvel at the time.
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23. MULBERRY STREET BRIDGE
S. Fourth and Chestnut Streets
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 Former municipal building (1929-1982) and previously the city's main boys' high school (1910-1926). English Collegiate architectural style enhanced by marble-clad hallways and grand stairs. Converted in 1982 to stylish loft apartments.
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24. OLD CITY HALL*
423 Walnut Street
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* Individually Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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