The William Seel Building is an historic, American commercial building that is located in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

History and architectural features

Erected between 1912 and 1913 for merchant William Seel, this historic structure is a narrow four-story, four-bay-wide, office building that was built using

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and brick. It features two elegant arches at the first floor and an overhanging

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. Originally the home of Waller and Seel Liquors, it was leased in 1919 to the Kinney Shoe Corporation, which operated a retail shoe business thee from 1920 until the 1970s. ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

References

{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Buildings and structures in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Commercial buildings completed in 1913 1913 establishments in Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania