The John F. Lutz Furniture Co. & Funerary is an historic building complex that is located in St. Lawrence, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
John F. Lutz Furniture Co. & Funerary | |
 Warehouse and Carriage House. September 2013. | |
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| Location | 3559 & 3561 St. Lawrence Ave., St. Lawrence, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°19′33″N 75°51′51″W / 40.32583°N 75.86417°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1878, 1885, 1896, 1900, 1910, 1928, 1955 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 96000085[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 16, 1996 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]
History and architectural features
editThe complex consists of a combination house/shop, warehouse/showroom, and carriage house. The combination house/shop was built in 1878, and is a two-story, brick and frame building that was designed in the Italianate style. Two small, two-story, frame additions were built in 1885 and 1910.[2]
The John F. Lutz Furniture warehouse/showroom building was built in 1900, and is a four-story building, and was also designed in the Italianate style. A four-story brick addition was built in 1928 and a two-story, concrete block addition in 1955.[2]
The two-story, brick carriage house was built in 1896, and was also designed in the Italianate style.[2]
John F. Lutz (1863-1936) was a furniture maker, who also built coffins. As such, he also learned to be an undertaker and operated a funerary business. The John F. Lutz Co. remained in business until 1968, after which a furniture outlet occupied the warehouse/showroom building until 1990.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]
Gallery
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House -
Carriage House -
Warehouse and concrete additions on east side. -
South wall of the Warehouse. -
Warehouse entrance.
References
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-09-15. Note: This includes Robert E. Bautmann and Carole Epler (September 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John F. Lutz Furniture Co. & Funerary" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-15.
