John F. Lutz Furniture Co. & Funerary

The John F. Lutz Furniture Co. & Funerary is an historic building complex that is located in St. Lawrence, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

John F. Lutz Furniture Co. & Funerary
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Warehouse and Carriage House. September 2013.
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Location	3559 & 3561 St. Lawrence Ave., St. Lawrence, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°19′33″N 75°51′51″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1878, 1885, 1896, 1900, 1910, 1928, 1955
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	96000085[1]
Added to NRHP	February 16, 1996

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.^[1]

History and architectural features

The complex consists of a combination house/shop, warehouse/showroom, and carriage house. The combination house/shop was built in 1878, and is a two-story, brick and frame building that was designed in the Italianate style. Two small, two-story, frame additions were built in 1885 and 1910.^[2]

The John F. Lutz Furniture warehouse/showroom building was built in 1900, and is a four-story building, and was also designed in the Italianate style. A four-story brick addition was built in 1928 and a two-story, concrete block addition in 1955.^[2]

The two-story, brick carriage house was built in 1896, and was also designed in the Italianate style.^[2]

John F. Lutz (1863-1936) was a furniture maker, who also built coffins. As such, he also learned to be an undertaker and operated a funerary business. The John F. Lutz Co. remained in business until 1968, after which a furniture outlet occupied the warehouse/showroom building until 1990.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.^[1]

Gallery

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  House
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  Carriage House
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  Warehouse and concrete additions on east side.
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  South wall of the Warehouse.
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  Warehouse entrance.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-09-15. Note: This includes Robert E. Bautmann and Carole Epler (September 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John F. Lutz Furniture Co. & Funerary" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-15.