People & Places Charles Rawn Mentions or Would Have Seen*

*Few images predating Rawn's 1865 death exist. Photos courtesy Dauphin County Historical Society.

Commonwealth Hotel

Commonwealth Hotel

Commonwealth Hotel is on the southeast corner of Market Square. To the left is Dauphin Deposit Bank. To the right is Dow Shoe Company at 7 South Second Street, likely the former home of Rawn. Rawn frequently mentions this hotel when it was known by various other names, such as Jones House, Union Hotel, Washington House, and Leland Hotel. c1890.

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