Livingood House-Stryker Hospital
Livingood House-Stryker Hospital | |
 Livingood House-Stryker Hospital, March 2011 | |
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| Location | 417-419 Walnut St., Reading, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°20′14″N 75°55′45″W / 40.33722°N 75.92917°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1866-1871, 1908, c. 1921 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 96001195[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 7, 1996 |
The Livingood House-Stryker Hospital is an historic, American building that is located in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]
History and architectural features
[edit]The Livingood House was built between 1866 and 1871 and is a three-story, five-bay, Italianate-style, brick building that sits on a rubble stone foundation. The original three-story rear ell was extended to ten bays with the conversion of the dwelling to a private hospital in 1908. A long and narrow, four-story, one-bay addition was built circa 1921. This building was converted to apartments in 1933.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Dennis Bertland (January 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Livingood House-Stryker Hospital" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-08.
