High Street Historic District (Pottstown, Pennsylvania)

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High Street Historic District
Hill School Pottstown HD.JPG
Hill School, High Street Historic District, March 2011
High Street Historic District (Pottstown, Pennsylvania) is located in Pennsylvania
High Street Historic District (Pottstown, Pennsylvania)
Location631–1329 High St.,
Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°14′34″N 75°37′46″W / 40.24278°N 75.62944°W / 40.24278; -75.62944Coordinates: 40°14′34″N 75°37′46″W / 40.24278°N 75.62944°W / 40.24278; -75.62944
Area37.2 acres (15.1 ha)
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Queen Anne, American Four Square
NRHP reference No.91001756[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 28, 1992

High Street Historic District is a national historic district located in Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses 124 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in an upper- and middle-level residential section of Pottstown. The district includes late-19th and early-20th century mansions and stylish homes built between 1860 and 1941. They are in a variety of popular architectural styles including Queen Anne, American Foursquare, Victorian Gothic, Late Federal and Italianate. Notable non-residential buildings include a gas station (c. 1928), St. John's Reformed Church (1916), St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church (c. 1916), and Pottstown Memorial Hospital (c. 1938). It includes the separately listed Grubb Mansion.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

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 Robert E. Bartmann (February–June 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: High Street Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-24.


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