John F. Lutz Furniture Co. & Funerary
# John F. Lutz Furniture Co. & Funerary

The John F. Lutz Furniture Co. & Funerary is an historic building complex that is located in St. Lawrence, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

## History and architectural features

The complex consists of a combination house/shop, warehouse/showroom, and carriage house. The combination house/shop was built in 1878, and is a two-story, brick and frame building that was designed in the Italianate style. Two small, two-story, frame additions were built in 1885 and 1910.

The John F. Lutz Furniture warehouse/showroom building was built in 1900, and is a four-story building, and was also designed in the Italianate style. A four-story brick addition was built in 1928 and a two-story, concrete block addition in 1955.

The two-story, brick carriage house was built in 1896, and was also designed in the Italianate style.

John F. Lutz (1863-1936) was a furniture maker, who also built coffins. As such, he also learned to be an undertaker and operated a funerary business. The John F. Lutz Co. remained in business until 1968, after which a furniture outlet occupied the warehouse/showroom building until 1990.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

## Gallery

* House
* Carriage House
* Warehouse and concrete additions on east side.
* South wall of the Warehouse.
* Warehouse entrance.
