313 West Liberty Street Lancaster, PA
A Neoclassical doorway of marble and glass provides entry into this former corporate office building of Armstrong World Industries. This international company manufactures wall and ceiling products and is based here in Lancaster County.
The company moved here to Lancaster from Pittsburgh in the 1920s. This office building was built in 1926. It was next door to the firm’s linoleum factory.
In 1998 Armstrong moved its headquarters from this building to its Columbia Avenue campus in Manor Township. The building was converted into a beautifully designed center for offices and business suites.
The building’s brickwork includes brick jack arches and keystones. The entry has a broken-arch design with a central cartouche. The building's modillioned cornice is surmounted by a secondary cartouche.