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The historic Mayer Building on Centre Square in Easton, Pennsylvania. Now home to a bank and other businesses, the building was erected in the late 1800s, when it became a fine men's clothing store operated by Jacob ("Jakey") Mayer. An old Easton children's rhyme included the refrain, "Jacob Mayer on the Square, he wore woolly underwear!"

Easton, Pennsylvania · 1850–1939

The historic Mayer Building on Centre Square in Easton, Pennsylvania. Now home to a bank and other businesses, the building was erected in the late 1800s, when it became a fine men's clothing store operated by Jacob ("Jakey") Mayer. An old Easton children's rhyme included the refrain, "Jacob Mayer on the Square, he wore woolly underwear!", Easton, Pennsylvania, 1850–1939
The historic Mayer Building on Centre Square in Easton, Pennsylvania. Now home to a bank and other businesses, the building was erected in the late 1800s, when it became a fine men's clothing store operated by Jacob ("Jakey") Mayer. An old Easton children's rhyme included the refrain, "Jacob Mayer on the Square, he wore woolly underwear!", Easton, Pennsylvania, 1850–1939. Banks — Modern Federal Architecture, from the Library of Congress record.

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