Lukens Main Office Building

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Lukens Main Office Building

| nrhp_type =

| image = Lukens Main Office.JPG

| caption = Lukens Main Office Building, January 2010

| location = 50 S. 1st Ave., Coatesville, Pennsylvania

| coordinates = {{coord|39|58|54|N|75|49|25|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Pennsylvania#USA

| built = 1902, 1916

| architect = Cope & Stewardson; Page & Stewardson

| architecture = Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival

| added = May 24, 1976

| area = {{convert|1.8|acre}}

| refnum = 76001624{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

| nrhp_type2 = cp

| designated_nrhp_type2 = May 14, 1987

| partof = Coatesville Historic District
Lukens Historic District

| partof_refnum = 87000667
94001186

| nrhp_type3 = nhldcp

| designated_nrhp_type3 = April 19, 1994

}}

The Lukens Main Office Building is an historic office building which is located in Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

History and architectural features

The original section of this structure was designed by the architectural firm of Cope & Stewardson and built in 1902, for the Lukens Steel Company. It is a {{frac|2|1|2}}-story, seven-bay, brick, T-shaped building in a Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival style. It has a hipped roof with dormers and flanking two-story, three-bay wings.{{cite web| url = https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp| title = National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania| publisher = CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System| format = Searchable database}} Note: This includes {{cite web| url = {{NRHP-PA|H001569_01H.pdf}}| title = National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lukens Main Office Building| accessdate = 2012-10-30| author = Alice Kent Schooler and Irene Schiavoni| format = PDF| date= October 1, 1974}}

A duplicate of the original structure was added in 1916, making it an H-shaped building. The addition was designed by the successor firm of Page & Stewardson.{{cite web| url = https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp| title = National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania| publisher = CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System| format = Searchable database}} Note: This includes {{cite web| url = {{NRHP-PA|H001569_01H.pdf}}| title = National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lukens Main Office Building| accessdate = 2012-10-30| author = Alice Kent Schooler and Irene Schiavoni| format = PDF| date= October 1, 1974}}

Today, the building is home to the National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum and other local businesses and organizations.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

References

External links

[https://www.steelmuseum.org/ National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum website]

Category:History museums in Pennsylvania

Category:Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania

Category:Colonial Revival architecture in Pennsylvania

Category:Georgian Revival architecture in Pennsylvania

Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1916

Category:Museums in Chester County, Pennsylvania

Category:Coatesville, Pennsylvania

Category:National Register of Historic Places in Chester County, Pennsylvania

Category:Historic district contributing properties in Pennsylvania