Rebersburg Historic District

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Rebersburg Historic District
Rebersburg PA 2 St Peters rears.jpg
St. Peters Cemetery with St. Peters UCC Church (right) and St Peters Lutheran Church in the background
Rebersburg Historic District is located in Pennsylvania
Rebersburg Historic District
LocationPA 192, Miles Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°56′40″N 77°26′35″W / 40.94444°N 77.44306°W / 40.94444; -77.44306Coordinates: 40°56′40″N 77°26′35″W / 40.94444°N 77.44306°W / 40.94444; -77.44306
Area160 acres (65 ha)
Built1809
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Gothic, Georgian
NRHP reference No.79002188[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 7, 1979

Rebersburg Historic District is a national historic district located at Miles Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 205 contributing buildings in Rebersburg. The district is almost exclusively residential with three churches, a small luncheonette, an old schoolhouse, one grocery store and a post office. Among the types of residential building types present are the row house, connected or double houses, Continental four-over-four, Pennsylvania four-over-four, and Victorian Gothic type. Notable dwellings include the Jacob Major John Reynolds House (1820), Robert Tate House (1810), Daniel Walker House (1840), Philip Reitzell Tavern (1821), Colonel Henry Royer House (1823), John Bierly Sr., House (1830), Dr. John J. Hilbish House and Office (1853, Daniel Brungart House (1875), Emma J. Royer House (1897), and James E. Ziegler House (1908).[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

Gramley Schoolhouse Museum[]

Students attending Gramley Schoolhouse in Rebersburg, PA c. 1889

The Gramley Schoolhouse was a wooden one-room school built in 1838 which used to be located 12 feet (3.7 m) from the present day Miles Township Elementary School. The schoolhouse was used for younger grades and as an additional room for instruction at the newer elementary school.[3] It was relocated to its current site a few yards away on Town Lane Road in 2011 through an effort led by Vonnie Henninger and became a museum open to the public on May 2, 2015.[4] The museum houses collections from the Gramley Schoolhouse, the former Miles Township High School, and exhibits on historical residents of Rebersburg. The museum also acts as a genealogical center for Miles Township.[5]

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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 N. Lee Gruver (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Rebersburg Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-05.
  3. ^ Mahon, Ed (18 September 2011). "Tiny Rebersburg schoolhouse makes short move". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  4. ^ Milazzo, Britney (26 April 2015). "Gramley Schoolhouse Museum tells valley's story". Centre Dailey Times. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Gramley Schoolhouse Museum opens for the season". The Express. Lock Haven Newspaper. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2021.


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