Farmers and Mechanics Building

Farmers and Mechanics Building
Farmers and Mechanics Building
	Corner of Market & High St., West Chester, PA
General information
Type	Skyscraper
Architectural style	Beaux-arts architecture
Completed	1907
Opening	1908
Technical details
Floor count	7
	Farmers and Mechanics Trust Company Building
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
Location	Market and High Sts., West Chester, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°57′34″N 75°36′19″W / 39.95944°N 75.60528°W
Area	0.1 acres (0.04 ha)
Built	1907-1908
Architect	William C. Prichett, F.A.I.A.
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	83002223
Added to NRHP	January 6, 1983

The Farmers and Mechanics Building is a historic "skyscraper" located in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was completed in 1908 and is a six-story skyscraper building, with a basement and penthouse in the Classical Revival style. The top floor once featured a Roof Garden. The exterior is faced in Indiana limestone and yellow hard face brick, with terra cotta decorative details.^[3] In 1918 when the Boy Scouts were founded in Chester County the Farmers and mechanics Building became their headquarters. During World War II, it was used to watch for German planes.^[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It is located in the West Chester Downtown Historic District.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Jones, Jim. "Timeline of West Chester History". West Chester University. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Carole H. Kirkbride (July 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Farmers and Mechanics Trust Company Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-01.

[wcu-1] Jones, Jim. "Timeline of West Chester History". West Chester University. Retrieved 30 April 2012.

[nris-2] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[arch-3] "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Carole H. Kirkbride (July 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Farmers and Mechanics Trust Company Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-01.

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