CENTER CITY SIGHTS
Capitol District
18. ST. PATRICK CATHEDRAL CHAPEL - 108 State Street.
Formerly St. Lawrence Catholic Church and built in 1917 for the German Catholics after being relocated from a former church where the Forum now stands on Walnut Street. Front exterior graced with a lavishly expressed rose stained glass window of the French Gothic.
19. THE EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST. STEPHEN AND CATHEDRAL HOUSE* - 221 and 215 N. Front Street.
Seat of the Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Central Pennsylvania and built in 1826. Church’s simplicity is enhanced through traditional Anglican design motifs. Greek Revival styled house next door, erected in 1843, now houses the church’s private school. Pleasing mixture of architectural styles in their original form.
20. WILLIAM MACLAY MANSION - 401 N. Front Street.
Erected in 1791 as the home of one of Pennsylvania’s first two U.S. Senators and son-in-law of John Harris, Jr. Maclay was also responsible for the laying-out of Harrisburg in 1785. Impressive Georgian appointments added when renovated and expanded in 1908 by the Bailey family.
21. YMCA - N. Front and North Streets.
Built in 1931 as a “spiritual” building using exuberantly expressed Italian Romanesque motifs. Detailed tile work and ornate finishes and accents. Recently expanded, the complex includes state-of-the-art equipment and facilities for all fitness levels.
H. HISTORIC HARRISBURG NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT - Walnut to Forster Streets with portions south to Strawberry Street and Front Street to N. Third Streets.
Contains some of the city’s oldest building stock adjacent to the Central Business District and Capitol Complex as well as many early and mid-19th Century Front Street mansions.
* Individually Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
