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Century Building (Real Estate Building)
1907. 2–8 N. Main St.
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(William E. Fischer, Jr.)
The Century Building exploits its triangular corner site to the hilt, placing its entrance on the apex beneath a deeply projecting bay. The planning is splendidly lucid: well-lighted shops below and four floors of apartments above, generously illuminated by bay windows.
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Location: Bangor, PennsylvaniaRegional Overviews:Styles:no metadata availableMaterials:no metadata available
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George E. Thomas, "Century Building (Real Estate Building)", [Bangor, Pennsylvania], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/PA-02-NO15.
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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, 269-269.
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