{"nrhp_refnum":"72001121","name":"Cashier's House","other_names":["See Also:Cashier's House and Coach House (Boundary Increase)"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"413 State St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Erie","county":"Erie County","state":"PA","lat":42.12996225000006,"lon":-80.08582448899995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1972-01-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story plastered brick building in Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, located on a plot of land next to the Customs House. It was built circa 1839.","why_significant":"The building is an excellent example of the short-lived Egyptian Revival style of architecture. Its interior is described as an excellent example of that style and matches decoration found in the Customs House. It also reflects the early growth of business and finance in America and the rapid growth of Erie County.","narrative":"Built circa 1839 beside the Customs House in Erie, this three-story plastered brick building was constructed for Peter Benson, the first cashier of the Erie Branch of the United States Bank of Pennsylvania. Benson moved to Erie from Cincinnati to take up the post. The exterior is plain and austere, with three half windows on the third floor, three full windows on the second, and a pilastered entrance on the first floor. The interior is far more ornate and is regarded as an excellent example of the Egyptian Revival style, with ceilings decorated with egg-and-dart anthemion and Greek fret circular patterns that match those in the Customs House. The building is valued for its architecture and for its link to early banking and commerce in Erie. After the Erie Branch closed upon the expiration of the parent bank's charter, the building was sold in 1849 for four thousand dollars.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Egyptian Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Last used as a wholesale drug supply house before being acquired by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:29.769354-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/72001121.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72001121/74009b07a1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72001121/74009b07a1-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Dtbohrer","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cashier%27s_House_front.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Dtbohrer</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cashier%27s_House_front.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71995511","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cashier%27s_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5048740"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/erie-county/cashiers-house-72001121/"}