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Garfield Square

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Before 1829. Market St. between 4th and 6th sts.
  • (William E. Fischer, Jr.)
  • (William E. Fischer, Jr.)
  • (William E. Fischer, Jr.)
  • (William E. Fischer, Jr.)
  • (William E. Fischer, Jr.)
  • (William E. Fischer, Jr.)

This square was platted for Pottsville's market before commerce shifted to Centre Street. It now provides a landscaped setting for several sculptures including the Soldiers and Sailors Monument (1891, August Zeller, sculptor). One corner of the square is anchored by the First Methodist Church (1903), a late Richardsonian Romanesque work by New York City church specialist George Kramer. Opposite is the Garfield Diner (1953), a shining Kullman diner.

Writing Credits

Author: 
George E. Thomas
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What's Nearby

Church of St. Patrick (St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church)
Pottsville Free Public Library
D. G. Yuengling and Son Brewery
Braun School of Music
Reading Anthracite Company (Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company)

Citation

George E. Thomas, "Garfield Square", [Pottsville, Pennsylvania], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/PA-02-SC12.

Print Source

Cover: Buildings of PA vol 2

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, 448-448.

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