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345 West 6th Street
Client: Historic Erie Preservation Trust
Location: 345 West 6th St., Erie, Pennsylvania
Dates: Original building — c. 1882; Renovation - Planning stage
National Register of Historic Places Listing: Significant building in the West Sixth Street Historic District.
Built c. 1882 by Lewis Olds (1822-1908), the building is Second Empire in style and is similar to the neighboring 349 W. 6th, which was Lewis Olds’ residence. Some of the first inhabitants of the house were Rufus Lord Perkins (1819-1909), his two sons, Charles Lord Perkins (1857-1933) and Henry Lattimore “Harry” Perkins (1860-1903), and his daughter, Julia E. Perkins (1850-1936).