Anthracite Bank Building, also known as The Beard Building, is a historic former
bank
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Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
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. It was built in 1850, and is a three-story, three bay wide, brick building in the
Italianate
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style. The first floor exterior is white marble. It housed Tamaqua's first financial institution until 1865.
The building later served as home of
Civil War
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The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...
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Henry L. Cake
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U.S. Congress
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. For several years beginning in 2002, the building served as the Anthracite Inn Bed and Breakfast, operated by owner Donald Serfass. ''Note:'' This includes
It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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