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Kirk Johnson Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Kirk Johnson Building

On the National Register since 198343 years
Beaux ArtsListed 1983Lancaster
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About Kirk Johnson Building

Kirk Johnson Building, at 16-18 W. King St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jul 7, 1983. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Beaux Arts, as it does for 75 other Pennsylvania listings. 21 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Pennsylvania, United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 66 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

16-18 W. King St., Lancaster · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Kirk Johnson BuildingStart here
  2. 2Hager BuildingChicago Style · next door
  3. 3W.W. Griest BuildingItalian Renaissance · Built 1925 · next door
  4. 4Central MarketRomanesque Revival · Built 1889 · next door
  5. 5Old City HallFederal · next door
Around it

30 more Register listings within half a mile

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BFarmer's Southern MarketQueen Anne0.1 miBSteinman Hardware StoreBuilding0.1 miBJasper Yeates HouseGeorgian0.1 miSSoldiers and Sailors MonumentGothic · Built 18740.1 mi★Fulton Opera HouseVictorian0.1 miBLancaster Trust CompanyRomanesque Revival0.1 miBNew Era BuildingQueen Anne0.1 miBGermania Turnverein BuildingVictorian0.1 miBWagner's, Charlie, CafeRomanesque Revival0.1 miBReilly Brothers and Raub BuildingBeaux Arts0.1 miBB.F. Good & Company Leaf Tobacco WarehouseRomanesque Revival · Built 18990.2 miDLancaster Historic District (Boundary Increase)Victorian0.2 miDLancaster Historic District (Boundary Increase II)Victorian0.2 miBLancaster County CourthouseRoman Revival0.2 miBSprenger BreweryVictorian0.2 miBAndrew Ellicott HouseGeorgian · Built 17800.2 miBU.S. Post OfficeBeaux Arts0.2 miBHenry Krauskap House, and StoreVictorian0.3 mi
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DLancaster Historic DistrictVictorian0.3 miDLancaster City Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBSchnader, R. K. & Sons, Tobacco WarehouseTobacco Warehouse0.4 miBSchnader, Walter, Tobacco WarehouseTobacco Warehouse0.4 miBBowman, Jacob, Tobacco WarehouseTobacco Warehouse0.4 miBWest LawnItalianate0.4 miBStevens High SchoolSecond Renaissance Revival0.4 miBConestoga Cork Works BuildingLate-Nineteenth Century Industrial0.4 miBHamilton ApartmentsChicago Style0.4 miBNissly-Stauffer Tobacco WarehousesBrick Warehouse0.5 miDNorth Prince Street Historic DistrictBrick Warehouse0.5 miBLancaster ArmoryColonial Revival0.5 mi
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Beaux Arts style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Beaux Arts.

Lancaster Trust Company0.1 mi away
Reilly Brothers and Raub Building0.1 mi away
B.F. Good & Company Leaf Tobacco WarehouseBuilt 1899 · 0.2 mi away
U.S. Post Office0.2 mi away

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Questions about Kirk Johnson Building

Is Kirk Johnson Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jul 7, 1983 (Register number 83002252).

Is Kirk Johnson Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Pennsylvania has 169 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Fulton Opera House, 0.1 miles away.

Can you visit Kirk Johnson Building?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Kirk Johnson Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 66 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 71996063 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.