CENTER CITY SIGHTS
Shipoke District
6. PANCAKE ROW - 100-116 Conoy Street
Solid row of ornate Queen Anne styled townhouses built circa.1880, now preserved in original architectural style and enhanced through the use of varied and vibrant exterior colors. Almost destroyed by fire during the ice flood of 1996. Erected by the Pancake Family, owners of a once adjacent lumber mill.
7. OLD PENNSYLVANIA AND READING RAILROAD BRIDGES - S. Front Street north of Vine and Mary Streets respectively.
Two concrete arch bridges of the principal railroads which converged at Harrisburg. Replaced earlier iron structures of the 19th Century. Arched profiles blend with those of the nearby Market Street Bridge to create an architecturally distinctive collection of river crossings.
8. RIVERSIDE OFFICE CENTER - 1101 S. Front Street.
State headquarters of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation s Motor Vehicles Division. First building to be erected in this prime development area just south of I-83 and quickly accessed by the Shipoke Bypass. Major site improvements here include the expansion of Riverfront Park.
H. HISTORIC HARRISBURG NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT (Shipoke Portion) - Mary Street to I-83 and Riverfront Park to Race and S. Second Streets.
Contains the very first lands to be settled in what would become Harrisburg including the site of the original John Harris ferry, John Harris Mansion and grave of John Harris, Sr. Also included are the charming homes quietly situated along the River of the Shipoke neighborhood.
* Individually Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
