Keystone Hall

Keystone Hall (HM3PT)

Location: Harrisburg, PA 17101 Dauphin County
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N 40° 15.671', W 76° 53.226'

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Although Harrisburg was designated State Capital in 1810 and has had a State Capitol Building since 1822, it was not until just prior to the Civil War in 1858 that an official Governor's residence was procured. prior to that time, Pennsylvania Governors obtained their own residences, mostly on Front Street from which the affairs of the Office were conducted. The first Executive Mansion stood at 111 S. Second Street, just south of Chestnut Street, and was occupied by only two Governors: William Fisher Packer and Andrew Gregg Curtin. In 1864, the Commonwealth purchased a three-story brick townhouse at Front and Barbara Streets for use as a new Executive Residence. Andrew Curtin was its first occupant. Realizing that the house was too small for State receptions, Curtin's successor, John White Geary, added in 1867 a three-story brick twin to the original house next door. in the late 1880's Governor James A. Beaver declaring that the two brick townhouses were too old fashioned architecturally unified the two facades through the application of an ornate Queen Anne-styled brownstone facade and named the building "Keystone Hall." The mansion continued as the home of Pennsylvania's Chief Executives until it was demolished in 1960 when plans were afoot to build a new Governor's Mansion, now located at Front and Maclay Streets.
Top Photo
1905 Postcard view of Keystone Hall from Riverfront Park with Barbara Street at left.
Bottom Photo
1960 view of Keystone Hall just prior to demolition.
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HM NumberHM3PT
Series This marker is part of the Pennsylvania: The Harrisburg History Project series
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Placed ByThe Harrisburg History Project Commissioned by Mayor Stephen R. Reed
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, October 4th, 2014 at 6:58pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 339528 N 4458454
Decimal Degrees40.26118333, -76.88710000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 15.671', W 76° 53.226'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 15' 40.26" N, 76° 53' 13.56" W
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Area Code(s)717
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 10370-10378 Capital Area Greenbelt, Harrisburg PA 17101, US
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