The Kellner Building is a high profile five unit commercial structure located on the corner of East First Street (US Route 62) and Central Avenue in the heart of the south side business district of Oil City , Pennsylvania . It is in a C-2 Central Business District Commercial zone and the site access and visibility are considered the best in the community.

The Kellner Building is considered Oil City ’s “Grand Old Lady”. The three-story structure was built in 1889 and was the home of the Welker and Maxwell department store until 1984. The total structure contains 14,616 square feet above grade and is not in an identified flood hazard area.

Oil City is in Venango County in central northwestern Pennsylvania , about halfway between Erie and Pittsburgh . Venango County is served by two major interstate highways: Interstate 80 (the east-west highway that links New York City with the west) and Interstate 79 (which directly links Erie to the north with Pittsburgh to the south).

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Oil City is at the confluence of Oil Creek and the Allegheny River . The development of the oil industry along Oil Creek was the primary force driving the birth and growth of Oil City in the second half of the nineteenth century. Both Pennzoil and Quaker State Oil began in Oil City . Today, Oil City and the surrounding area is home to the Cranberry Mall, Joy Technologies, Seneca Printing, Venango Campus of Clarion University and the new UPMC Northwest Medical Center (only six miles from the Kellner Building ).

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Only nine miles away, Venango Regional Airport provides commercial commuter flights from Pittsburgh . Also, Oil City is serviced by Conrail.

Venango County has a superb park system including Oil Creek State Park and Venango County Park , which contains 2,600+ acres; a large system of state game lands; and the Allegheny River Basin , all providing excellent recreational opportunities. Oil City also hosts the large Oil Heritage Days Festival in the summer and First Night on New Years eve.

First Night Festivities

Oil Heritage Days Festival