The Hager Building is an historic commercial building which is located in

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. Designed by noted Lancaster architect

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, it was built between 1910 and 1911. It was added to the

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in 1979.

History and architectural features

The Hager Building is a five-story, three-bay-by-five-bay, steel frame structure clad in

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. It was designed in a French Renaissance Revival style. This section of the Hager Building measures sixty-three feet by one hundred and one feet. The overall dimensions of the building are two hundred forty feet, six inches, by sixty-three feet. This includes the central warehouse section, built between 1860 and 1890, and a brick northern extension that was built in 1923. ''Note:'' This includes The building once housed the Hager Brothers Department Store. ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the

in 1979.

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Master Builders of Lancaster: John Hausladen
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