Which Hartman Building Will Rise in York Square?
Hartman Building Revealed March 2008
Miller View With Spectators in the Cupola
You can’t miss the news that the Hartman Building in the Square of York is going to get a drastic facelift. It has been reported in print, on TV and online. I also whipped out my camera when I walked by the other day, struck by the sight of the impressive stone keystone lintels and sturdy bricks that had been covered by metal siding all those years.
I read the news stories that the owner, commendably, plans to restore the building. But then I started to look at the various incarnations and wonder which one will be chosen. Six stories or seven? Cupola or no cupola?
The site has been drawn, photographed, and made into postcards as much as any in York County over the past 200 years. I picked six out of the many views available to share with you. See below for more.
Which Hartman building do you like best?
Before 1887--Market Sheds Still in the Square
Probably 1890s--Still Six Stories
Early 1900s--Now Seven Stories
Finally, the drawing below shows the site in 1830, twenty years before John Hartman set out to build the tallest building in York.
Wagner drawing of the site in 1830
