• Source: 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.
      It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, with boundary increases in 1983 and 1984.


      History and architectural features


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


      References




      External links


      Media related to Lancaster Historic District (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) at Wikimedia Commons

      Demuth's Tobacco Shop website

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