Lancaster Trust Company

The Lancaster Trust Company is an historic, American bank building that is located in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Lancaster Trust Company
Lancaster Trust Company, August 2011
Lancaster Trust Company is located in Pennsylvania
Lancaster Trust Company
Lancaster Trust Company is located in the United States
Lancaster Trust Company
Location37–41 N. Market St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°2′17″N 76°18′28″W / 40.03806°N 76.30778°W / 40.03806; -76.30778
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1911–1912
Built byHerman Wohlsen
ArchitectC. Emlen Urban
Architectural styleBeaux Arts
NRHP reference No.83004221[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 3, 1983

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

History and architectural features

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Designed in 1910 by C. Emlen Urban, it was built between 1911 and 1912. Created in the Beaux-Arts style, it was added to the front of an existing five-story building that was built between 1889 and 1890. This historic structure encompasses the Main Banking Room, Board Room, and vaults, with a basement, lavatories, and passageways, and sits on a limestone foundation. The facade is made from red brick. The bank failed in 1932, and the building remained vacant for the next fifty years.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] For several years the building hosted the Lancaster Quilt and Textile Museum, which featured late 19th–20th century Amish quilts indigenous to the area.

The Trust Performing Arts Center

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In 2013, the building became the home of The Trust Performing Arts Center, which is run by Lancaster Bible College's Worship & Performing Arts department.[3] The college puts on a variety of community concerts, lectures, art shows, and live theatre productions at the building.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes John J. Snyder, Jr. (May 1983). 01H.pdf "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lancaster Trust Company" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-25. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  3. ^ Editor, JANE HOLAHAN, Entertainment. "LBC investing its Trust in downtown Lancaster". LancasterOnline. Retrieved 2017-03-31. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Events – The Trust Performing Arts Center". The Trust Performing Arts Center. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
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