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Scranton Electric Building
1896, Lansing Holden. 507 Linden St.
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(Photo by William E. Fischer, Jr.) -
(© George E. Thomas)
This Beaux-Arts monument to Babbitry continues to proclaim the ambitions of Scranton's nineteenth-century boosters. The eight-story limestone-clad building is crowned by a double-gabled roof, itself surmounted by a superb early electric sign proclaiming Scranton's “Electric City” moniker, reflecting its status as one of the first cities in the country to be electrified.
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Location: Scranton, PennsylvaniaRegional Overviews:Architect:Types:Materials:
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1896
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George E. Thomas, "Scranton Electric Building", [Scranton, Pennsylvania], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/PA-02-LK18.
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Buildings of Pennsylvania: Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania, George E. Thomas, with Patricia Likos Ricci, Richard J. Webster, Lawrence M. Newman, Robert Janosov, and Bruce Thomas. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2012, 486-486.
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