401 Penn Street (House), Reading, Berks County, PA
Summary
Significance: This structure was constructed at two different times. The rear section was built first, probably late 19th century and has 6 bays facing on N. 4th Street. The corner building which has four bays on N 4th and 3 bays on Penn Street, was probably constructed in the 1920s.
Survey number: HABS PA-5147
Building/structure dates: after. 1875- before. 1900 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: after. 1900- before. 1925 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1933 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: before 1980 Demolished
Nothing Found.
Tags
town houses
brick buildings
domestic life
commerce
reading pa
penn
penn street
house
berks
berks county
pennsylvania
history of reading pa
historic american buildings survey
michel r lefevre
george m meiser
john seltzer saylor
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
architecture
street view
exterior
united states history
library of congress
Date
1900 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Saylor, John Seltzer
Lefevre, Michel R, historian
Meiser, George M, photographer
Location
Reading (Pa.)
,
40.33586, -75.92932
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html