Look at the Steinman Hardware Store, a Lancaster landmark that has anchored this corner for centuries. The building you face was built in 1886: a three-story, brick and cast iron structure executed in the Queen Anne style. Look at the roofline — the brick and stone balustrade crowns the top like a civic necklace, giving the block a distinctive silhouette.
Below, a cut stone, metal, and stained glass storefront catches the eye; that storefront is believed to date to 1744, a surprising survival that links several eras of this address. Steinman Hardware itself was first located on this site in 1793, so you’re standing where local commerce has long rooted itself. The building’s national significance was acknowledged when it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
And the story here keeps unfolding: as of April 2025, South County Brewing Company is opening their third retail location on the premises, adding a contemporary chapter to this long-lived property. Notice the brick-and-stone balustrade crowning the roofline, then the cut stone, metal, and stained glass storefront below — two eras of this address meeting in a single façade.