{"nrhp_refnum":"90000698","name":"Sheffield Apartments","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2003 N. Third St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Harrisburg","county":"Dauphin County","state":"PA","lat":40.277951536000046,"lon":-76.89459924399995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1990-04-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story, brick apartment building on North Third Street in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, built in 1925 in an early 20th century eclectic style with Mission style influences.","why_significant":"The building is presented as an outstanding example of a small, freestanding apartment building constructed in Harrisburg, a housing type distinct from the row apartments and large-scale downtown buildings of the period. It is described as compatible in scale and appearance with an enclave of Victorian mansions while being clearly designed as an apartment house. Its integrity is described as excellent.","narrative":"Built in 1925 by the George Sheffer Construction Company, the Sheffield Apartments is a three-story rectangular brick building on North Third Street in Harrisburg, set on a slight rise. Its west facade has three-sided bays with copper upper stories, a central entrance beneath a copper awning with stained glass panels, and a brick parapet with merlons. The building contains fourteen apartments, including two-bedroom units on each floor and basement apartments, and was built with a shared tunnel to the neighboring William Donaldson House. It is regarded as an outstanding example of the small, freestanding apartment building, a type that was uncommon in Harrisburg. Its design is compatible with the surrounding Victorian mansions while clearly serving as an apartment house. Original wood floors, window and door moldings survive, and the building retains excellent integrity, with only modest changes such as new kitchens, bathrooms and fire-rated doors.","period_of_significance":"1925","architect_builder":"George Sheffer Construction Company (builder)","architectural_style":"Early 20th century eclectic style with Mission style influences","criteria":[],"status_note":"Basement windows are boarded; the asphalt roof was patched and the front awning repaired; storm windows and a new basement heating system have been installed.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:37.558183-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/90000698.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000698/03a44b0136-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000698/03a44b0136-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2003_3rd_Harrisburg_PA.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2003_3rd_Harrisburg_PA.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71995773","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheffield_Apartments","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7492577"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/dauphin-county/sheffield-apartments-90000698/"}