51 South Second Street is a residential and commercial property 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 ...

. Built around 1890, this two story side gabled brick on stone foundation has five bays, modern storefront on the north side of the first story, elaborate incising on window pediments and frieze board, eave brackets, a one-story 2/3 front porch with

gingerbread Gingerbread refers to a broad category of baked goods, typically flavored with ginger, cloves, nutmeg, and cinnamon and sweetened with honey, sugar, or molasses. Gingerbread foods vary, ranging from a moist loaf cake to forms nearly as crisp as ...

and turned wooden columns.

History

Was Charles Welfley Clothing, Bernie Carl Clothing, Charles Brandt Clothing, Newport One Price Store and Peter Schlomer Clothing and Saddlery. In the alley behind was the Kough Warehouse Commission. 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. This property can also be found on the Newport Sesquicentennial Self-Guided Walking Tour. It is also identified as #70 in the ''Note:'' This includes and

References

{{NRHP in Perry County, Pennsylvania 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