Market Street (Lewisburg, Pennsylvania)
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Market Street is a downtown street in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. It runs for around , from Main Street, at the Union County/ Northumberland County line, in the east to North Fairground Road in the west. It is part of Pennsylvania Route 45. West of its intersection with Derr Drive ( U.S. Route 15), it is named West Market Street. From the
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inland, Market Street's cross streets are numbered 2 through 8, with Front Street replacing what was originally 1st Street. These cross streets are named "North" or "South" depending on their location relative to Main Street. Lewisburg's street layout was designed by Ludwig Derr in 1785, and is believed to have been inspired by that of Philadelphia.''Market Street Corridor Study: Lewisburg Historic District''
– Borough of Lewisburg, Pennsylvania (2019)
The street is part of the Lewisburg Historic District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. The
Packwood House-American Hotel The Packwood House-American Hotel, also known as the Packwood House Museum, is an historic, American inn and tavern that is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA. Located in the Lewisburg Historic District ...
(1813), the
Chamberlin Iron Front Building Chamberlin Iron Front Building is a historic commercial building located at Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1868, and is a three-story, brick building with a two-story rear addition in the Italianate style. It measures 56 ...
(1868),
Copper Beech Manor Copper Beech Manor is a historic building in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, which is now a residence. History The home was built in 1857 by a Jonathan Nesbit, a prominent builder in the growing community of Lewisburg. In 1861 Jonathan Nesbit added a ...
(1857) and the William Cameron Home (1887) are each on Market Street. Throughout the nine blocks of the Historic Market Street Corridor, 115 of the 125 buildings are classified as being contributing structures to the historic character of the district. In 1915, the borough installed the three-globe cast-iron street lights along Market Street.


Notable addresses

From east to west: * 5 Market Street (1840) *
Packwood House-American Hotel The Packwood House-American Hotel, also known as the Packwood House Museum, is an historic, American inn and tavern that is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA. Located in the Lewisburg Historic District ...
, 10 Market Street (1813) * 12 Market Street (1799) * Copper Beech Manor, 17 Market Street (1857) * First Presbyterian Church, 18 Market Street (1856) * 35 Market Street (1829) * 43 Market Street (1828) * 100 Market Street (1819) * 101 Market Street (1825) * 124 Market Street (1820) * 129 Market Street (1845) * Lewisburg Hotel, 136 Market Street (1834) * William Cameron House, 137 Market Street (1887) * 217–223 Market Street (1850) * 239 Market Street (1915) * Post Office and Court House, 301 Market Street (1933) * Union National Bank Building, 311 Market Street (1899) * 314–316 Market Street (1864) * Lewisburg National Bank Building, 409 Market Street (1927) *
Campus Theatre Campus Theatre is an entertainment venue in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Opened in 1941, and located on Market Street, it is one of the few single-screen Art Deco movie houses in the country still in operation, and forms part of Lewi ...
, 413 Market Street (1941) *
Chamberlin Iron Front Building Chamberlin Iron Front Building is a historic commercial building located at Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1868, and is a three-story, brick building with a two-story rear addition in the Italianate style. It measures 56 ...
, 434–440 Market Street (1868) * 437–439 Market Street (1857) * Hufnagle Park, between South 5th Street and South 6th Street * 600 Market Street * 617 Market Street (1890) * 629 Market Street (1850) * 700–702 Market Street (1850) * 701 Market Street (1865) * 715 Market Street (1856) * 721 Market Street (1870) * 727 Market Street (1800) * 729 Market Street (1870)


References

{{reflist Streets in Pennsylvania Buildings and structures in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania