Lancaster Trust Company
Lancaster Trust Company is a historic bank building located at Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was designed in 1910 by C. Emlen Urban, and built in 1911–1912, in the Beaux-Arts style. It was added to the front of an existing five-story building, built 1889–1890. It consists of the Main Banking Room, Board Room, and vaults, with the basement, lavatories, and passageways include. The facade is of red brick on a limestone foundation. The bank failed in 1932, and the building remained vacant for the next 50 years.[2]
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Location | 37–41 N. Market St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°2′17″N 76°18′28″W |
Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
Built | 1911–1912 |
Built by | Herman Wohlsen |
Architect | C. Emlen Urban |
Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
NRHP reference No. | 83004221[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 3, 1983 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] For several years the building hosted the Lancaster Quilt and Textile Museum, which featured late 19th–20th century Amish quilts indigenous to the area.
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The Trust Performing Arts Center
In 2013, the building became the home of The Trust Performing Arts Center, which is run by Lancaster Bible College's Worship & Performing Arts department.[3] The college puts on a variety of community concerts, lectures, art shows, and live theatre productions at the building.[4]
References
- "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 John J. Snyder, Jr. (May 1983). 01H.pdf "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lancaster Trust Company" Check
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- "Events – The Trust Performing Arts Center". The Trust Performing Arts Center. Retrieved 2017-03-31.