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Nathan's Department Store

Coordinates: 40°19′31″N 78°55′8″W / 40.32528°N 78.91889°W / 40.32528; -78.91889
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Nathan's Department Store
The store in November 2014
Nathan's Department Store is located in Pennsylvania
Nathan's Department Store
Nathan's Department Store is located in the United States
Nathan's Department Store
Location426-432 Main St, Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°19′31″N 78°55′8″W / 40.32528°N 78.91889°W / 40.32528; -78.91889
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1917
Architectural styleEarly Commercial
NRHP reference No.79002178[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 10, 1979

Nathan's Department Store is an historic, American department store building that is located in Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania.

Located in the Downtown Johnstown Historic District, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

History and architectural features

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Built in 1917, this historic structure is a four-story, brick building with a finished basement. The front facade features glazed architectural terra cotta in a simplified classical motif. The building was damaged in the Flood of 1977. For many years the building housed an S. S. Kresge store.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It is located in the Downtown Johnstown Historic District.[1]

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 B. Gunter (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Nathan's Department Store" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-06.