Stouchsburg Historic District

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Stouchsburg Historic District
Main St 149, Stouchsburg PA.JPG
149 Main Street
Stouchsburg Historic District is located in Pennsylvania
Stouchsburg Historic District
Location12–153 Main St., and Water St.,
Stouchsburg, Marion Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°21′47″N 76°11′13″W / 40.36306°N 76.18694°W / 40.36306; -76.18694Coordinates: 40°21′47″N 76°11′13″W / 40.36306°N 76.18694°W / 40.36306; -76.18694
Area47 acres (19 ha)
Architectural stylePennsylvania German Vern.
NRHP reference No.85000071[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 8, 1985

Stouchsburg Historic District is a national historic district located in Stouchsburg, Marion Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses 91 contributing buildings in the borough of Stouchsburg. It includes residential, commercial, and institutional buildings in typical of Pennsylvania German architecture. Notable buildings include the separately listed Peter Spycker House (c. 1750), the Marion House inn (c. 1830), the American House hotel (1871), Samuel Keiser General Store and Post Office (c. 1866), Reeds' Church (1895), and the Marion Township Fire Hall (1916).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

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  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 Phoebe L. Hopkins (June 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Stouchsburg Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-18.


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