National Register of Historic Places

Log House, Hiester House, and Market Annex

Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Listed
November 20, 1979
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
79002169

About this property

The Log House, Hiester House, and Market Annex is an historic building in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The Log House was built circa 1760, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, dwelling measuring twenty-five feet by thirty feet. The pine logs are chinked with cut stone and mortar, with notch and saddle corner construction. The John Hiester House was built circa 1820, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, two-bay brick dwelling measuring seventeen feet by thirty-four feet. It is located to the rear of the Log House; both were used for commercial activities during the nineteenth century. The West Reading Market Annex, which was built in 1895, is located to the rear of the Hiester House. It is a brick market house measuring 165 feet long and thirty feet wide. The complex is the home of The Speckled Hen Cottage Pub and Alehouse.

Location

30 S. 4th St.
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
40.33424, -75.92990

Categories

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Sources

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When was Log House, Hiester House, and Market Annex listed on the National Register?

Log House, Hiester House, and Market Annex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 20, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Log House, Hiester House, and Market Annex?

Log House, Hiester House, and Market Annex is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Log House, Hiester House, and Market Annex?

The period of significance for Log House, Hiester House, and Market Annex is recorded as the industrial era.

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