Congregational Store, also known as Wolle's Store, is a historic commercial building located at

Lititz Lititz is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, north of the city of Lancaster. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 9,370. History Lititz was founded by members of the Moravian Church in 1756 and was named af ...

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Lancaster County (; Pennsylvania Dutch: Lengeschder Kaundi), sometimes nicknamed the Garden Spot of America or Pennsylvania Dutch Country, is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in the south central part of Pennsylvania. ...

. The original building was built in 1762, and is a two-story, five bay wide

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building. Between about 1854 and 1859, a three-story, three bay extension was added to the east. At this time, the original building was

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ed and an entry

portico A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea was widely used in ancient Greece and has influenced many cult ...

with

Tuscan order The Tuscan order (Latin ''Ordo Tuscanicus'' or ''Ordo Tuscanus'', with the meaning of Etruscan order) is one of the two classical orders developed by the Romans, the other being the composite order. It is influenced by the Doric order, but with u ...

columns was added. ''Note:'' This includes It was listed on the

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in 1983. It is located in the

Lititz Moravian Historic District The Lititz Moravian Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. History and architectural features This distric ...

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