Results tagged “Old York Prison” from York Town Square

A local developer is turning the Noss House, which once stood atop list of the city's most endangered historic place into apartments. (See additional photos, including one of the room that allows entry to the house's trademark turret, below.) Background posts: Dempwolf's Ashcombe Mansion: 'I spent a fortune on this house. It's crazy', Author: 'York's streetscape features almost every style and era of American architecture' and The real big York County house that little false teeth built.

Strike York's Noss House from the most-endangered list.

Phoenix Property Management has purchased the 382 W. King St. Queen Anne-style structure and is turning it into apartments - or, actually, back into apartments.

According to a York Daily Record/Sunday News story, Herman Noss, operated of a nearby lumber and woodworking business in the 1800s, constructed the house.

That's about right because the structure features elaborate hardwood floors, large windows and moldings from its original construction.

Mahogany is the wood of choice... .

The Smyser-Royer building on York's North Street will be restored under the Northwest Triangle plan. Other historic buildings slated for restoration include: the old post office building on Philadelphia and North Beaver streets and the Keystone Color Works building, Gas Avenue. Background post: York County's Connection to the French Quarter and York's mayor about Northwest Triangle: 'We're going to clean up this site ... ' and A historic York walking tour of the Sovereign Bank stadium area.