Schnader, Walter, Tobacco Warehouse
Why it's listed
Built around 1900 by Walter Schnader, this three-story red brick warehouse with a raised basement stands on a site that previously held a cigar box factory from 1886. Schnader leased it to E. L. Haller for the tobacco trade, and by 1912 it served the tobacco warehouse of R. K. Schnader and Sons. The building has a rectangular plan about one hundred four feet deep, laid in common bond with a stone foundation, a flat roof with stone copings, and a brick corbelled cornice on the three-bay south facade. Segmental brick arches cap the openings, and the first-story windows are six-over-six wooden sash. In 1947 Horwitz Bros. used it as a tobacco warehouse. Its importance lies in its role in the city's cigar leaf tobacco industry and as a representative example of plain turn-of-the-century industrial architecture in Lancaster City.
Significance in brief: The building is significant as part of Lancaster City's late nineteenth and early twentieth century cigar leaf tobacco processing and storage industry. It is representative of turn-of-the-century industrial buildings in the city, with sparse ornamentation and a flat roof. Its integrity is described as good.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 90001391, listed September 21, 1990. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 417--419 W. Grant St., Lancaster |
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| County | Lancaster County |
| Listed | September 21, 1990 |
| Reference number | 90001391 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | C. 1900-1940 |
| Architect / builder | Walter Schnader (builder) |
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| Areas of significance | Industry, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Within district | Lancaster City Historic District |
| Coordinates | 40.03817, -76.31362 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For an income-producing building, listing (individually or as a contributing building in a district) is the gateway to the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit on qualified rehabilitation costs, often stackable with state credits. Work claiming the credit must follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and be approved in advance.
Listing does not restrict a private owner acting without federal money or permits; where federal funding or licensing is involved, Section 106 review applies.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 90001391.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7966079
- This listing as JSON
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