Anthracite Bank Building

Anthracite Bank Building, also known as The Beard Building, is a historic former bank building located at Tamaqua, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1850, and is a three-story, three bay wide, brick building in the Italianate style. The first floor exterior is white marble. It housed Tamaqua's first financial institution until 1865. It later served as home of Civil War hero Col. Henry L. Cake and wife Eliza. Cake commanded the 96th PA Volunteer Infantry, rose to the rank of brigadier general, and later served as a member of the fortieth and forty-first U.S. Congress. For several years beginning in 2002, the building served as the Anthracite Inn Bed & Breakfast operated by owner Donald Serfass.[2]

Anthracite Bank Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Anthracite Bank Building, July 2009
Location	133 W. Broad St., Tamaqua, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°47′50″N 75°58′23″W
Area	0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built	1850
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	78002469[1]
Added to NRHP	September 13, 1978

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Michael J. O'Malley (July 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Anthracite Bank Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-02.