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Aaronsburg Historic District

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Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States

United States historic place
Aaronsburg Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Aaronsburg Inn
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LocationPA 45, Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°54′2″N 77°27′10″W / 40.90056°N 77.45278°W / 40.90056; -77.45278
Area99.7 acres (40.3 ha)
Built1786
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Georgian, Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.80003452
Added to NRHPSeptember 2, 1980

The Aaronsburg Historic District is a national historic district located in Aaronsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania. The district includes two hundred and seventy-seven contributing buildings, three contributing sites, and one contributing object in Aaronsburg.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

History and features

The district is almost exclusively residential with one grocery store and a post office. Among the types of residential building types present are the two deep / sidehall type, English "I"-type, connected or double houses, simple Gothic type, and an eclectic cubic type. Notable dwellings include the Jacob Oliver House (c. 1820), Bollinger House and Shop (c. 1806), Dr. Michael Kloepper House (c. 1803), John Donner House (c. 1816), George Hess House and Shop (c. 1812), and the George Bowersox House (c. 1806).

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Gallery

  • Log house Log house
  • 5-bay house 5-bay house
  • Plank house Plank house

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved November 5, 2011. Note: This includes Peter C. Stockman (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Aaronsburg Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved November 5, 2011.
US National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
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