Aaronsburg Historic District

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Aaronsburg Historic District
Aaronsburg Inn Centre Co PA.jpg
Aaronsburg Inn
Aaronsburg Historic District is located in Pennsylvania
Aaronsburg Historic District
LocationPA 45, Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°54′2″N 77°27′10″W / 40.90056°N 77.45278°W / 40.90056; -77.45278Coordinates: 40°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[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 2, 1980

Aaronsburg Historic District is a national historic district located at Aaronsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 277 contributing buildings, 3 contributing sites, and 1 contributing object in Aaronsburg. 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).[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

  • Log house

  • 5-bay house

  • Plank house

References[]

  1. ^ a b "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 Peter C. Stockman (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Aaronsburg Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-05.
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