| Farmers and Mechanics Building | |
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.jpg) Corner of Market & High St., West Chester, PA | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Skyscraper |
| Architectural style | Beaux-Arts architecture |
| Completed | 1907 |
| Opening | 1908[1] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 7 |
Farmers and Mechanics Trust Company Building | |
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| Location | Market and High Sts., West Chester, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 39°57′34″N 75°36′16″W / 39.9595°N 75.6044°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[2] |
| 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.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It is located in the West Chester Downtown Historic District.[2]
- ^ 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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2005-09-14. Retrieved 2012-11-01. 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.