The Cashier's House was designed by the Philadelphia architect William Kelly, and was built in 1839 as part of a complex; the other components of the development were the Coach House and the Old Custom House. The Cashier's House was built primarily as the residence for the chief executive officer of the next door Erie Branch of the Bank of the United States.[3] The bank closed in 1841, but the cashier of the bank continued to live in the house until his death in 1843.[3] In 1850, the house was sold for $4,000 ($130,800 in present-day terms) at half of its original cost.[3] The Cashier's House was bought by Samuel Woodruff in 1872.[4] The Woodruffs occupied the Cashier's House until 1913, leading the house to sometimes be referred to as the "Woodruff Residence" or "Woodruff House."[3][5]
HABS photo of Cashier's House, next to the Old Custom House, in 1934
The state of Pennsylvania bought the Cashier's House on July 17, 1963, for $30,800 ($306,527 today). The state restored the Cashier's House, and the next-door Old Custom House, in the late 1960s and early 1970s. On March 9, 1983, the boundary of the site—as defined by the National Register—was increased to include the Coach House. On March 12, 2013, ownership of the Cashier's House and the adjacent Old Custom House, was transferred by the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission to the Erie Art Museum, which has occupied the Custom House since October 1983.
Coach Houseedit
The Coach House, located on East 4th Street, was built at the same time of the Old Custom House and the Cashier's House. The house was sold to a marble dealer in 1882 and was sold, again, in 1904 to a blacksmith.[4] The depth of the house was expanded to nearly triple the original size by the blacksmith to house heavy machinery.[4]
Designedit
The Cashier's House is 30 feet 2 inches (9.19 m) wide and 125 feet 5 inches (38.23 m) deep.[5] Both the exteriors of the Cashier's and Coach Houses are Greek Revival. The interior of the Cashier's House is a rare example of Egyptian Revival architecture in Pennsylvania.[4]
^ ab"NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
^"PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
^ abcd. Erie County Historical Society. 2008. Archived from the original on July 22, 2009. Retrieved January 4, 2009.
Baxter, Annie Scott (January 18, 1936). "Woodruff House". Historic American Buildings Survey. National Park Service. Retrieved January 4, 2009.
Sausman, J. Michael; King, Victor C. Jr. (January 1, 1983). "Cashier's House and Coach House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved January 4, 2009.
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cashier, house, three, story, stuccoed, brick, greek, revival, building, located, state, street, erie, pennsylvania, documented, historic, american, buildings, survey, 1934, house, listed, national, register, historic, places, january, 1972, boundary, increase. The Cashier s House is a three story stuccoed brick Greek Revival building located on State Street in Erie Pennsylvania It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1934 The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 13 1972 and its boundary was increased on March 9 1983 1 Cashier s House and Coach HouseU S National Register of Historic PlacesPennsylvania state historical markerLocation413 State Street Erie PennsylvaniaCoordinates42 7 48 N 80 5 10 W 42 13000 N 80 08611 W 42 13000 80 08611Built1839ArchitectWilliam KellyArchitectural styleEgyptian Revival Greek RevivalNRHP reference No 72001121 1 original 83002241 increase Significant datesAdded to NRHPJanuary 13 1972Boundary increaseMarch 9 1983Designated PHMC1980 2 Contents 1 History 1 1 Coach House 2 Design 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe Cashier s House was designed by the Philadelphia architect William Kelly and was built in 1839 as part of a complex the other components of the development were the Coach House and the Old Custom House The Cashier s House was built primarily as the residence for the chief executive officer of the next door Erie Branch of the Bank of the United States 3 The bank closed in 1841 but the cashier of the bank continued to live in the house until his death in 1843 3 In 1850 the house was sold for 4 000 130 800 in present day terms at half of its original cost 3 The Cashier s House was bought by Samuel Woodruff in 1872 4 The Woodruffs occupied the Cashier s House until 1913 leading the house to sometimes be referred to as the Woodruff Residence or Woodruff House 3 5 nbsp HABS photo of Cashier s House next to the Old Custom House in 1934The state of Pennsylvania bought the Cashier s House on July 17 1963 for 30 800 306 527 today The state restored the Cashier s House and the next door Old Custom House in the late 1960s and early 1970s On March 9 1983 the boundary of the site as defined by the National Register was increased to include the Coach House On March 12 2013 ownership of the Cashier s House and the adjacent Old Custom House was transferred by the Pennsylvania Historical amp Museum Commission to the Erie Art Museum which has occupied the Custom House since October 1983 Coach House edit The Coach House located on East 4th Street was built at the same time of the Old Custom House and the Cashier s House The house was sold to a marble dealer in 1882 and was sold again in 1904 to a blacksmith 4 The depth of the house was expanded to nearly triple the original size by the blacksmith to house heavy machinery 4 Design editThe Cashier s House is 30 feet 2 inches 9 19 m wide and 125 feet 5 inches 38 23 m deep 5 Both the exteriors of the Cashier s and Coach Houses are Greek Revival The interior of the Cashier s House is a rare example of Egyptian Revival architecture in Pennsylvania 4 See also edit nbsp National Register of Historic Places portal nbsp Pennsylvania portalNational Register of Historic Places listings in Erie County PennsylvaniaNotes edit a b NPS Focus National Register of Historic Places National Park Service Retrieved July 1 2010 PHMC Historical Markers Historical Marker Database Pennsylvania Historical amp Museum Commission Archived from the original on December 7 2013 Retrieved December 20 2013 a b c d Cashier s House History Erie County Historical Society 2008 Archived from the original on July 22 2009 Retrieved January 4 2009 a b c d Sausman amp King 1983 8 a b Baxter 1936 p 2 References editBaxter Annie Scott January 18 1936 Woodruff House Historic American Buildings Survey National Park Service Retrieved January 4 2009 Sausman J Michael King Victor C Jr January 1 1983 Cashier s House and Coach House PDF National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form National Park Service Retrieved January 4 2009 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cashier s House Cashier s House Erie County Historical Society Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cashier 27s House amp oldid 1183370379, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
