MARKET STREET  NEWPORT,  PA

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  232 Market Street, Perry County Literacy Council – Built in the 1930s, this building has long been used for commercial purposes. The building is currently owned by Allen Hench and was the previous home of Perry County Council of the Arts. The building has housed Meridian Bank, Hill Financial, State Capital and Loan, Newport Optical Company, United Telephone, a ladies dress shop and Rebert's Tailor Shop and Surnick and Freeman Man and Boys Store. 224 Market - Dr. Bartho bought the this lot and built this building for his office in 1938. Built in the 1860s, this home was once owned by Albert Demaree and then by W.H. Minnich (Minick). This Italianate home originally had a fenced widow's walk, elaborate window boxes and a front stoop with a second floor porch above. It served as the home and office of Dr. Edward P. Hewling, and Dr. Sam Whitmer, both dentists, and the office of Dr. B.F. Bartho. Surviving three floods, the home had 2½ feet of water in the first floor in 1936 and 6" in the first floor in 1972.

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 Moose Bldg.jpg (26563 bytes) Newport Borough Office is the site of the old Newport firehouse. Fire was an ever-present threat to early Newport, and when it struck, the townspeople with no means and were helpless. In 1874 a fire raged through the square destroying many buildings, including the Gantt Hotel and eleven businesses. A newspaper from 1888 reports a movement afoot for the town to purchase a hook and ladder to protect itself from the ravages of fire. In 1895, the fire company was founded and received its first modern fire equipment. A new fire house was built on South 3rd Street in 1956, which is now the ambulance building. Today’s newest firehouse is located on Mulberry Street at the foot of South 3rd Street.   ShearBeauty.jpg (22893 bytes)
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