The Williamsport Sun Building, Northeast corner Fourth and Hepburn

The Williamsport Sun's New Home 1910
252 W. 4th Street

Was this perhaps the drawing that was displayed in Hazlett's store window in August of 1909?

Williamsport Sun, August 1909

"It is announced that work will be started today on the new Sun building on the North-east corner of Fourth and Hepburn streets. It will be a two story structure of concrete stone, brick and terra cotta.  James V. Bennet and Compnay have the contract to erect the building, which is to be complete by January 1st."

Daily Gazette and Bulletin,  May 24 1909

Work men began razing "the old structures that are on the site of the proposed new Sun building" on May 24 1909.

On May 25 1909 a permit was issued to Contractor J.V. Bennet for erection of the new Sun Building. Estimated cost was given as $25,000 [Approximately 

$821,895.60 in 2023]

In June of 1909, the Daily Gazette and Bulletin reported that "in the course of preparation for work on the new Sun building, at fourth and Hepburn Street, the razing of the Murb restaurant building has been reached and the restaurant moved to a new location just west of Hepburn Street, on Fourth."

June 25 1909 - A workshop was erected on Hepburn Street, in preparation for beginning the foundation work for the new Sun Building.

In July of 1909, the Philadelphia Company doing the concrete work for the Sun building was set up on Hepburn Street in Williamsport.

The erection of molds for the concrete was under way.

On August 25th 1909, a conductor on a Fourth street car [trolley] had a narrow escape when a team of horses hauling timbers away from the new Sun Building "occupied a greater portion of one side of the street"

The wagon and trolley collided, knocking the conductor between the aisle of seats.  "Fortunately, he was more frightened than injured".

Williamsport Sun, Jan 29 1910

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The Williamsport Sun was an afternoon paper established in 1870 by Levi Tate.

The Lycoming Gazette was created in 1801, by William F. Buyers.

In the 1860s, The Gazette merged with the West Branch Bulletin. to become the Gazette and Bulletin.

In 1955 the Sun merged with the Gazette and Bulletin, creating the SUn-Gazette.

Based on that time line, the Sun-Gazette is the fourth oldest newspaper in Pennsylvania, and the twelth oldest in the nation.

The Gazette and Bulletin Building, Williamsport