National Register of Historic Places

Herdic, Peter, House

Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
Listed
November 21, 1978
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
78002429

About this property

The Peter Herdic House is an historic home that is located at 407 West 4th Street between Elmira and Center Streets in the Millionaire's Row Historic District of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The Millionaire's Row Historic District was listed in 1985. Built between 1855 and 1856, this historic structure was designed for Peter Herdic, a notable figure in the early development of Williamsport who served as the city's fourth mayor, beginning in the fall of 1869, and who later invented the Herdic, a horse-drawn carriage which became so popular that it was used to create systems of inexpensive mass transportation in multiple major metropolitan across the United States, including the Herdic Phaeton Company in Washington, D.C. The Peter Herdic House is a 2+1⁄2-story, brick building that was coated in stucco. Designed in the Italian Villa style, it features three bay windows on each floor and a distinctive cupola atop the roof. National Register of Historic Places listings in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania Media related to Peter Herdic House at Wikimedia Commons

Location

407 4th St.
Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
41.23977, -77.00898

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

U.S. Post Office
Industrial
0.1 mi
Williamsport City Hall
Industrial
0.3 mi
Millionaire's Row Historic District
Listed
0.4 mi
Hart Building
Industrial
0.4 mi
Lycoming Rubber Company
Industrial
1.3 mi

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When was Herdic, Peter, House listed on the National Register?

Herdic, Peter, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 21, 1978.

What type of historic resource is Herdic, Peter, House?

Herdic, Peter, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Herdic, Peter, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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