 Built in 1835, the oldest bank building in metropolitan Harrisburg and still used for banking. Original Greek Revival design intact, inside and out. Dazzling interior with vaulted ceiling and neoclassical cornicing and detailing.
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25. ORIGINAL DAUPHIN DEPOSIT BANK
213 Market Street
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 World headquarters of Penn National Insurance operations erected in 1996. Stands as a symbol of the private sector's commitment to locate major facilities downtown. Cross-vaulted roof design and distinctive Keystone icons enhance Harrisburg's skyline.
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26. PENN NATIONAL TOWER
N. Second and Market Streets, northwest corner
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 Headquarters to one of the Nation's largest public pension funds. First structure in the current era to be built (1989) on a long-vacant tract representing the revitalization of the eastern portion of the Central Business District.
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27. PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEE'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM BUILDING
5 N. Fifth Street
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 Home to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and to the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Stylish high-rise built in 1990, with interesting uses of glass and colors. Note striking ground floor atrium spaces.
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28. RACHAEL CARSON STATE OFFICE BUILDING
4th and Market Sts.
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 Only municipal building in the world to be named after the civil rights leader whose name it bears. Built for and has served as Harrisburg's City Hall since 1982. Features a stunning interior and sky lit atrium and is joined over Strawberry Alley with the McCormick Public Services Center facing Walnut Street.
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29. REV. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING CITY GOVERNMENT CENTER
10 N. Second Street
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 Five mile-long ribbon of parkland lining the eastern bank of the Susquehanna. Developed from the early 1800s through the 1920s. Consolidated and improved under the early 20th Century "City Beautiful" Movement. Famous concrete steps define river's edge. Widely known for jogging and biking. Beautiful gardens, historical monuments, plazas, overlooks and public art are located throughout.
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30. RIVERFRONT PARK
Shipoke north to city line
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 Oldest church building in the city having been erected in 1822 by the German Reformed congregation on land designated for a church building by the original 1785 plan of Harrisburg. Building was able to survive surrounding redevelopment activities of the 1960s.
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31. SALEM REFORMED CHURCH*
231 Chestnut Street
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 Overhead enclosed, climate-controlled walkway (built in 1979, upgraded 1998) connecting and unifying the Strawberry Square, Whitaker Center, Walnut Street Garage and Hilton Harrisburg multiplex. Stylish decorations and café seating. Offers unusual downtown vistas.
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32. STRAWBERRY ARCADE
100 Block N. Third Street
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 First major complex completed in 1977 through downtown revitalization. Known for unusual specialty retail shops, full-variety food court and crisp contemporary styling. Large central atrium with kinetic clock hosts art shows and events. Upper towers house offices.
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33. STRAWBERRY SQUARE PHASE I
N. Third and Walnut Streets
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 Expansion of Strawberry Square Phase I in 1988 into thirteen 19th and early 20th Century historic structures comprising a half city block. Two former streets glassed-over and converted to walkway atriums and incorporated within the complex. Shops are incorporated both inside and within the streetscape historic storefronts.
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34. STRAWBERRY SQUARE PHASE II
N. Third and Walnut Streets
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 Upscale museum occupying the first three floors of the historic Kunkel Building featuring internationally-recognized artists and which also includes the Doshi Gallery for Contemporary Art. Cutting-edge design resulting in unique vertical spaces and floor plan created in 2000.
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35. SUSQUEHANNA ART MUSUEM
301 Market Street
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 35,000 square foot center city educational institution located on the ground and second levels of Strawberry Square. Continuing education center includes graduate level degree programs.
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36. TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HARRISBURG
N. Fourth and Walnut Streets
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 Tallest building between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh built in 1978 and rising to a height of 341 feet. Home to the Pennsylvania Departments of Education and Banking.
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37. THREE-THIRTY-THREE MARKET STREET
333 Market Street
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 Also known as the former USF&G Building. Early steel frame, tripartite-designed skyscraper built in 1906 with neo-classical detailing. Only 22 feet wide! Thoroughly restored including the grand first floor original bank interior.
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38. FORMER UNION TRUST BUILDING
20 N. Second Street
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 Strategically situated, state-of-the-art office building completed in 1991 overlooking Capitol Park. Unique exterior design highlighted with marble-clad accents. Accessible though the Strawberry Arcade as part of the interconnected downtown multiplex.
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39. 30 N. THIRD STREET
N. Third and Walnut Streets
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 Erected in 1920 as the Claster Building, the first downtown office structure to house leased state operations. Later known as the Blackstone Building. Exterior walls were totally rebuilt in the early 1980s to restore previously altered window fenestration. Now part of the County government complex.
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40. VETERANS MEMORIAL BUILDING
112 Market Street
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 Anchor building within, and having a complimentary design to, the preserved Walnut Place district. Built in 1991 as the home to the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, Pennsylvania's principal business advocate organization.
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41. WALDEEN PLACE
Walnut and Aberdeen Streets
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 Mixed-use preservation and rehabilitation district of buildings built between 1890 and 1910. Nestled amongst surrounding high-rises. Features specialty shops, prestigious offices, luxury apartments and a splendid plaza contained within the interior of the block.
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42. WALNUT PLACE
N. Fourth and Walnut Streets
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 Oldest surviving structure (1890) to span the Susquehanna River and built to break the toll monopoly enjoyed by the neighboring Camelback Bridge. Converted to a pedestrian and bikeway link to City Island after the 1972 Agnes Flood. Eastern span outlined in lights which, along with the City Island facilities, create a dynamic visual effect at night.
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43. WALNUT STREET BRIDGE*
Riverfront Park at Walnut Street
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 One of the city’s few remaining brownstone commercial facades (erected 1912) of the early 20th Century. Serves as professional offices.
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44. WILLIAM SEEL BUILDING*
319 Market Street
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 First center of its kind in the U.S. where education, science and the performing arts take place under one roof. This 130,000 sq. ft., $52.7 Million complex completed in 1999 contains the dazzling Sunoco Performance Theater, the state-of-the-art and interactive Harsco Science Center Select Medical IMAX Theater with six-story screen. Stunning exterior design and lighting emanates from the Central Business District like a polished gem.
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45. WHITAKER CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND THE ARTS
Third and Market Street
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 Site of the U.S. presidential Whig convention of 1839, which nominated William Henry Harrison and John Tyler, who both became U.S. Presidents, making Harrisburg the smallest city to ever host a U.S. presidential convention. Church's roots date to 1814 through an earlier building at this site. Present building, though altered in the 1860s, dates to 1838.
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46. ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH
15 S. Fourth Street
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 Major new academic center of first university to be chartered in Pennsylvania in 100 years. Crisp architectural styling with innovative systems and state-of-the-art classrooms, laboratories and student oriented spaces.
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47. HARRISBURG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Fourth and Market Streets
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 An extension of nearby Messiah College providing a living-learning experience for students in an urban environment who undertake coursework, and research occupying a thoroughly restored historic building.
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48. MESSIAH COLLEGE HARRISBURG INSTITUTE
28 Dewberry Street
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 Part of the Harrisburg School District specializing in career track programs of math and science for grades nine through twelve. Downtown location exposes students to a variety of experiences and opportunities.
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49. SCI-TECH HIGH SCHOOL
Market and Court Streets
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 Concentrated dining and entertainment district featuring nightclubs, jazz bars, outdoor cafes and upper story lounges. International flavors and cuisines back dropped by both upscale design and old world charm
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50. RESTAURANT ROW
N. Second Street from Market to North Streets
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 Signature downtown high-rise tower further defining the urban hub of Market Square. Mixed use parking, office and expansion of adjacent Hilton Harrisburg makes for creative vertical use of downtown real estate.
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51. MARKET SQUARE PLAZA
17 N. Second Street
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 Residence destination for foreign and U. S. students, scholars and interns who study at the city’s colleges and universities within an atmosphere promoting international understanding. Also home to Harrisburg Area Community College’s Benjamin C. Olewine II Culimnary Art Center.
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52. International House
29 S. Third Street
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 Contains the last vestiges of turn-of-the-century Center City including Phase II of Strawberry Square. Interesting cityscape contrasts between older lower scale development and contemporary downtown high-rises.
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OLD DOWNTOWN HARRISBURG COMMERCIAL NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT
S. Third Street, 300 Block of Chestnut Street, first block of N. Third Street, 300 Block of Market Street
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* Individually Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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