CENTER CITY SIGHTS
Central Business District
28. RACHAEL CARSON STATE OFFICE BUILDING - 4th and Market Streets
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.
29. REV. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING CITY GOVERNMENT CENTER - 10 N. Second Street
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.
30. RIVERFRONT PARK - Shipoke north to city line
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.
31. SALEM REFORMED CHURCH* - 231 Chestnut Street
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.
32. STRAWBERRY ARCADE - 100 Block N. Third Street
Overhead enclosed, climate-controlled walkway (1979 and 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.
33. STRAWBERRY SQUARE PHASE I - N. Third and Walnut Streets
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.
34. STRAWBERRY SQUARE PHASE II - N. Third and Walnut Streets
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.
35. SUSQUEHANNA ART MUSUEM - 301 Market Street
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.
36. TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HARRISBURG - N. Fourth and Walnut Streets
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.
37. THREE-THIRTY-THREE MARKET STREET - 333 Market Street
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.
* Individually Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
