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Jaggard Building, 1300-1302 Eleventh Ave Altoona, Blair County, PA
The Jaggard Building is a good example of the kind of brick commercial buildings that were constructed by Altoona`s wealthiest businessmen in the 1870s. It is also one of the few remaining 19th century commercial structures to retain its original appearance, although the first-floor storefront is new, the result of a recent restoration. Erected ca. 1873-76 to house the dry goods store of merchant Clement Jaggard (the exclusive agent for John Wright in the disposition of Altoona`s original lots), the building was once attached to a row of similar, three-story brick stores that have demolished. The Jaggard Building was later occupied by the offices of the Railroad Men`s Christian Association, one of the examples of benevolent paternalism offered workers by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
Jaggard Building, 1300-1302 Eleventh Ave Altoona, Blair County, PA
The Jaggard Building is a good example of the kind of brick commercial buildings that were constructed by Altoona`s wealthiest businessmen in the 1870s. It is also one of the few remaining 19th century commercial structures to retain its original appearance, although the first-floor storefront is new, the result of a recent restoration. Erected ca. 1873-76 to house the dry goods store of merchant Clement Jaggard (the exclusive agent for John Wright in the disposition of Altoona`s original lots), the building was once attached to a row of similar, three-story brick stores that have demolished. The Jaggard Building was later occupied by the offices of the Railroad Men`s Christian Association, one of the examples of benevolent paternalism offered workers by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
Source Name
Library of Congress
