National Register of Historic Places

Modern Tool Company

Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania
Listed
March 6, 1987
Type
Building
Period
Modern
Ref No.
87000382

About this property

Modern Tool Company, also known as the People's Market House, is a historic building located at Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania. It is a large eclectic U-shaped, brick building built in stages between 1895 and 1928. The building measures 218 feet by 330 feet. The earliest section was built in 1895, as the People's Market House. It is 3+1⁄2 stories and has a large central pavilion with flanking two-story wings and a gable roof. The State Street side was built in five sections between 1916 and 1924. The northern block was added about 1928. It features Palladian windows and a corner turret. The original building housed a public market until 1902, after which it was leased to the Modern Tool Company, a machine tool manufacturer. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

Location

Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania
42.13233, -80.08930

Categories

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Sources

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When was Modern Tool Company listed on the National Register?

Modern Tool Company was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 6, 1987.

What type of historic resource is Modern Tool Company?

Modern Tool Company is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Modern Tool Company?

The period of significance for Modern Tool Company is recorded as the modern era.

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