15 South Second Street is a historic home located in

Newport, Pennsylvania Newport is a borough in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,487 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Newport was originally known as Ryder's Ferry, as ...

. It served as home to many Newsstands as well as a grocer and clothier over the years. This is a two-story home with a hipped roof, resting on a stone foundation. Its original clapboards are now clad in aluminum siding. The home has two bay windows, with a storefront on first story. It has a pair of double windows on the 2nd floor along with hipped-roof dormers with triple panes in the upper sashes.

History

This was home to the William Witmer Newsstand, Jess Thomas Newsstand, Russel Zeiders Newsstand, Charles Fleck Grocer, Joseph Frish Clothing and Watches as well as the Margaret Bell Millinery. It was designated a

contributing property In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distri ...

to the Newport Historic District in 1999.
It is also identified as #70 in the ''Note:'' This includes and

References

Geography of Perry County, Pennsylvania Second Empire architecture in Pennsylvania Italianate architecture in Pennsylvania Working-class culture in Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Perry County, Pennsylvania Historic district contributing properties in Pennsylvania {{Pennsylvania-NRHP-stub