William Luden “Bon – Air” Mansion
The beautiful mansion, known as "Bon - Air", located at Hill Road and Clymer Street, is a monument to [...]
Boyer Mansion and Queen City Family Restaurant
On the southwest corner of Lancaster Ave. and Morgantown Rd., Reading, once sat the imposing George F. Boyer mansion, [...]
The Reading Public Library built by Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie was once the richest man in the world. Coming as a dirt poor kid from Scotland to [...]
Penn Square Pedestrian Mall
The Penn Square Pedestrian Mall was originally a component of a much larger urban renewal plan. Sasaki Associates' Downtown [...]
City Hall – Reading Pennsylvania
Reading City Hall, located at the northeast corner of 8th and Washington Streets, was formally dedicated on July 10, [...]
Hampden Park Reservoir
On April 11, 1882 a contract for constructing the Hampden Reservoir was awarded to Nolan & Bros. for the [...]
Wilhelm Mansion – The Inn at Centre Park
The property at 730 Centre Avenue, known as the Wilhelm Mansion, consists of two buildings, the mansion and the [...]
Northeast Corner of Fifth and Washington Streets
From 1770 to 1847 the Berks County jail was located at the northeast corner of the Fifth and Washington [...]
Frederick Lauer Monument – Reading, PA
In 1823, George Lauer, father of Frederick Lauer, started in the business of manufacturing beer in limited quantities in [...]
Frederick Lauer Mansion – Reading, PA
In 1891, George Frederick Lauer, chairman of the Lauer Brewing Co., erected an elegant mansion which fronted on South Third, [...]
