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| The west side of this block had experienced
a steady decline until the mid-1990s, when York Financial Corp.
embarked on an ambitious plan to essentially build a new
structure behind six historic façades. Today, this complex is
the home of the York Daily Record’s newsroom. The tallest
"building" (façade only), is the Fulton, Mehring
& Hauser Building, and is another example of Commercial
Style architecture. Several of the other façades are
essentially hybrid styles, combing elements of the Beaux Arts
period (e.g., the distinct horizontal divisions of the Renaissance
Revival Style) with a hint of Romanesque Revival (e.g., the
"ribbon" of arched windows present on the top level of
two of the buildings).
Across the street stands the York Federal Building. Dating
from 1979, it is a fairly recent entrant into the downtown
streetscape. However, its Colonial Revival architecture is worth
noting, as it was inspired by the Georgian
architecture of Williamsburg, VA.
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