Lancaster Historic District (Lancaster, Pennsylvania)

The Lancaster Historic District, also known as Old Town Lancaster, is a national historic district that is located in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Lancaster Historic District
Demuth's Tobacco Shop, August 2011
Lancaster Historic District (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is located in Pennsylvania
Lancaster Historic District (Lancaster, Pennsylvania)
Lancaster Historic District (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is located in the United States
Lancaster Historic District (Lancaster, Pennsylvania)
LocationRoughly bounded by Howard Avenue, Queen, Church, Duke, Chestnut and Plum Streets, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°02′10″N 76°18′10″W / 40.03611°N 76.30278°W / 40.03611; -76.30278
Area82.2 acres (33.3 ha)
ArchitectSloan, Samuel; Et al.
Architectural styleGeorgian, Italianate, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.79002256; 83004219 (Boundary Increase I); 84003435 (Boundary Increase II)[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 15, 1979; November 10, 1983 (Boundary Increase I); June 21, 1984 (Boundary Increase II)

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, with boundary increases in 1983 and 1984.[1]

History and architectural features

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This historic district includes 578 contributing buildings that are located in a predominantly residential area of Lancaster, with buildings mostly dating to between about 1840 and 1910. The district also includes a few buildings dating to the eighteenth century.

Residential buildings include two- and three-story Victorian brick rowhouses. Notable non-residential buildings include the Demuth's Tobacco Shop, St. James Episcopal Church, and the Unitarian Universalist Church of Lancaster.

Also located in the district is the separately listed Lancaster County Courthouse designed by noted Philadelphia architect Samuel Sloan (1815–1884).[2]

This district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, with boundary increases in 1983 and 1984.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes David C. Stacks (January 1978). 01H.pdf "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lancaster Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved February 26, 2012. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help) and John J. Snyder, Jr. (May 1983). 01H.pdf "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lancaster Historic District (Boundary Increase)" (PDF). Retrieved February 26, 2012. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
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