Plumer Block, also known as the Hancock Building, was an historic, American commercial building that was located in

Franklin Franklin may refer to: People * Franklin (given name) * Franklin (surname) * Franklin (class), a member of a historical English social class Places Australia * Franklin, Tasmania, a township * Division of Franklin, federal electoral d ...

Venango County, Pennsylvania Venango County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 50,454. Its county seat is Franklin. The county was created in 1800 and later organized in 1805. Venango County comprises the Oil City, ...

. It was listed on the

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in 1978. It was delisted in 1986, after being demolished following a fire.

History and architectural features

Built in 1866, this historic structure was a three-story, red brick building with a flat roof that was in the

Victorian Italianate The Italianate style was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture. Like Palladianism and Neoclassicism, the Italianate style drew its inspiration from the models and architectural vocabulary of 16th-century Italian ...

style. It housed the first bank in Franklin, as well as numerous commercial enterprises and law offices. ''Note:'' This includes It was listed on the

in 1978. It was delisted in 1986, after being demolished following a fire.

References

Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Italianate architecture in Pennsylvania Commercial buildings completed in 1866 Buildings and structures in Venango County, Pennsylvania 1866 establishments in Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Venango County, Pennsylvania {{Pennsylvania-NRHP-stub