Client: Erie Club
Location: 524 Peach St., Erie, Pennsylvania
Dates: Original building — 1848; Renovation ongoing
National Register of Historic Places: Individually listed and listed as a significant building in the West 6th Street Historic District.
The Charles Manning Reed Mansion was built in 1848 in the Greek Revival-style. The firm has been involved with preservation projects at the Erie Club since 1996. Jeff Kidder is currently chair of the club’s preservation committee and the work to maintain and preserve this historic mansion is ongoing. Past projects have included relocating the bar, renovating dining rooms, restoring the Rotunda, and installing a wheelchair lift for accessibility of the main floor.
Brigadier General Charles Manning Reed (1803–1871) commissioned this home for his wife, Harriet Walton Reed (1821–1901). The building was designed by Edward Smith of Buffalo and built by James and William Hoskinson, who built the Custom House, Reed Hotel and St. Paul’s Cathedral in Erie.
Reed was the son of one of Erie’s earliest settlers, Rufus Seth Reed, and his impact on Erie was significant. He was involved in various businesses, including trading posts, mills, distilleries, banks, railroads, shipping, and the Erie Canal, to name a few. He was also a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. After the death of his wife, the Erie Club purchased the mansion in 1905 for use as a private social club.
Erected 1848 Placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior 1982
