York Historic District | |
 Central Market | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by RR tracks, Hartley St., Lilac Lane, and Cordorus Creek, York, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°56′58″N 76°43′04″W / 39.94944°N 76.71778°W |
| Area | 722.8 acres (292.5 ha) |
| Architect | John A. Dempwolf |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Late Victorian, Dutch Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002371, 08001271 (Boundary Increase)[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 29, 1979, December 30, 2008 (Boundary Increase) |
The York Historic District is a national historic district that is located in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of York in York County, Pennsylvania. It is situated north of the Springdale Historic District.
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History and architectural features
This district encompasses 309 contributing buildings and includes notable examples of the Late Victorian and Classical Revival styles. Notable buildings include the Christ Lutheran Church (1812–1814), Odd Fellows Hall (1850), U.S. Post Office (1911), Strand and Capitol Theatre (1923–1925), Elks Home (1860s), Pullman Factory Building (c. 1900), Sylvia Newcombe Center (1892), Friends Meeting House (1766–1783), William C. Goodridge house (1827), Otterbein United Methodist Church (1869), St. John Episcopal Church (1765), Lafayette Club (1839), National Hotel (1828–1863), Bon Ton (1911), Smyser-Bair House (1830s), and Pennsylvania Central Railroad Station (1880s).
Also located in the district but listed separately are the Barnett Bobb House and Gen. Horatio Gates House and Golden Plough Tavern.[2]
This district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, with a boundary increase in 2008.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes John R. Schein Jr. and David C. Stacks (February 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: York Historic District (Part 1)" (PDF). Retrieved December 28, 2011., "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: York Historic District (Part 2)" (PDF). Retrieved December 28, 2011., "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: York Historic District (Part 3)" (PDF). Retrieved December 28, 2011. and Karen Arnold (May 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: York Historic District (Boundary Increase)" (PDF). Retrieved December 28, 2011.
External links
Media related to York Historic District (York, Pennsylvania) at Wikimedia Commons
This page was last edited on 9 August 2023, at 05:50