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Plumer Block

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Plumer Block
Location1205 Liberty St., Franklin, Pennsylvania
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1866
Built byPlumer, Arnold
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.78002476[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP1978
Removed from NRHPJune 27, 1986

Plumer Block, also known as the Hancock Building, was an historic, American commercial building that was located in Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It was delisted in 1986, after being demolished following a fire.[1]

History and architectural features

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Built in 1866, this historic structure was a three-story, red brick building with a flat roof that was in the Victorian Italianate style. It housed the first bank in Franklin, as well as numerous commercial enterprises and law offices.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It was delisted in 1986, after being demolished following a fire.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved June 5, 2012. Note: This includes Kathryn H. YaSenka and Susan M. Zacher (July 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Plumer Block" (PDF). Retrieved June 3, 2012.