Womelsdorf Historic District
The Womelsdorf Historic District is a national Historic district (United States), historic district located in Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania, Womelsdorf, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Encompassing 70,523 acres, this district is composed of 237 contributing buildings in the borough of Womelsdorf. These residential and commercial buildings were constructed in a variety of architectural styles, including Queen Anne Style architecture, Queen Anne, Italianate architecture, Italianate, and Georgian architecture, Georgian. History Between 1723 and 1729, a group of immigrants from Germany who had initially made their homes in New York (state), New York's Schoharie region, relocated to Berks County, Pennsylvania. Opting to settle in what was then known as the Tulpehocken Valley (a name which meant "Land of Turtles" in the language of the area's Native American residents), they became citizens of Middle Town when their community w ...
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Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania
Womelsdorf is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,810 at the 2010 census. The main thoroughfares through Womelsdorf are High Street, which runs east–west, and Pennsylvania Route 419, which runs north–south. U.S. Route 422 runs along the northern edge of town. History The area had been occupied by Native American peoples before European colonization. German immigrant John Womelsdorf founded the community in 1762. It was originally named Middletown, as it was halfway between the cities of Lebanon and Reading, but roughly 50 years later the name was changed to Womelsdorf in honor of its founder. Conrad Weiser, another German immigrant, settled here with his family as a young adult. Due to his importance as an interpreter and diplomat to the Iroquois and other Native American nations in the colonial period, the Conrad Weiser Homestead has been preserved as a Pennsylvania state historic site. It has materials to interpret his life and ...
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