National Register of Historic Places

Lutz, John F., Furniture Co. & Funerary

St. Lawrence, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Listed
February 16, 1996
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
96000085

About this property

The John F. Lutz Furniture Co. & Funerary is an historic building complex that is located in St. Lawrence, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. The complex consists of a combination house/shop, warehouse/showroom, and carriage house. The combination house/shop was built in 1878, and is a two-story, brick and frame building that was designed in the Italianate style. Two small, two-story, frame additions were built in 1885 and 1910. The John F. Lutz Furniture warehouse/showroom building was built in 1900, and is a four-story building, and was also designed in the Italianate style. A four-story brick addition was built in 1928 and a two-story, concrete block addition in 1955. The two-story, brick carriage house was built in 1896, and was also designed in the Italianate style. John F. Lutz (1863-1936) was a furniture maker, who also built coffins. As such, he also learned to be an undertaker and operated a funerary business. The John F. Lutz Co. remained in business until 1968, after which a furniture outlet occupied the warehouse/showroom building until 1990.

Location

3559 & 3561 St. Lawrence Ave.
St. Lawrence, Berks County, Pennsylvania
40.32595, -75.86391

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When was Lutz, John F., Furniture Co. & Funerary listed on the National Register?

Lutz, John F., Furniture Co. & Funerary was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 16, 1996.

What type of historic resource is Lutz, John F., Furniture Co. & Funerary?

Lutz, John F., Furniture Co. & Funerary is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Lutz, John F., Furniture Co. & Funerary?

The period of significance for Lutz, John F., Furniture Co. & Funerary is recorded as the industrial era.

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