334 Hardwick

This is a rare local specimen of Modern Spanish Colonial Revival architecture. It uses steel beam construction, boasts Spanish roof tiles, wrought iron work, arcaded porch with solid oak paneled doorway and metal peephole, tiled patios and interior floors, and many other original features unique to this style. Round arched doorways and built-ins are decorated with tile surrounds containing patterns from ancient motifs. Art deco detailing in the kitchen and bathrooms complete the look of this 1927 house.

The builder was a Portland, PA banker, who, after a visit to California, fell in love with the architecture he saw there. He imported everything from the West Coast but never lived in the home, as he went bankrupt in the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and committed suicide.