Students walk among city's architectural treasures
Published 12.12.2019
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Students in Rob A. Wozniak's Architectural History course, an art elective that attracts students from a variety of majors, recently closed out the semester with a brisk stroll among downtown Williamsport's rich selection of buildings and styles. The course is typically taught in the spring, but Wozniak (an associate professor of architectural technology) kept the same schedule for the fall term – which meant "a bit of a chill." The class followed an informative pamphlet compiled several years ago, traversing a self-guided loop that encompasses 23 structures within a one-mile area. Among the historic buildings are the First National Bank Building at 21-25 W. Third St., the city's first "skyscraper;" the former county prison at 154 W. Third St., built shortly after the Civil War; the Ulman Opera House at 2 E. Third St., where Mark Twain promoted "The Innocents Abroad" on New Year's Eve in 1869; and the much-beloved James V. Brown Library at 19 E. Fourth St. "If you're looking for something to do, bundle up as the students did," said Wozniak, who also provided the photo. "Or put it on hold for the warmer days ahead."