The Claster Building

The Claster Building (HM3YQ)

Location: Harrisburg, PA 17101 Dauphin County
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N 40° 15.555', W 76° 52.921'

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This building was erected in 1920 for the offices of the Pennsylvania Public Services Commission and was one of the first buildings in downtown Harrisburg intended to be leased for state offices. Originally known as the Claster Building, having been built by local merchant Henry C. Claster, the structure replaced the "footprint" of the earlier Board of Trade Building erected on the same site in the 1890's as Harrisburg further evolved as a major industrial, commercial and financial center in the U.S. mid-Atlantic region. The Harrisburg Board of Trade would ultimately become the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce, now the Harrisburg Regional Chamber, and was the site of operations of the Harrisburg League of Municipal Improvements which spearheaded the City Beautiful Movement. The Claster Building, renamed the Blackstone Building in the mid 20th Century, was used for a variety of office purposes as well as for the studios with rooftop transmission tower of early radio station WKBO. It was acquired by Dauphin County as an expansion of the County Government Complex in the early 1980's. With many interior and exterior alterations made over the years, the County thoroughly overhauled the building including the reconstruction of previously altered curtain walls and windows to emulate its original 1920 Art Deco-styled appearance.
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1900 view of the Board of Trade Building located on the same site as the Claster Building.
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Mid-1920's view of the Claster Building.
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HM NumberHM3YQ
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
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Date Added Thursday, September 4th, 2014 at 11:23pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 339956 N 4458231
Decimal Degrees40.25925000, -76.88201667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 15.555', W 76° 52.921'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 15' 33.30" N, 76° 52' 55.26" W
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Area Code(s)717
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 115-199 Market St, Harrisburg PA 17101, US
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