The Bedford Historic District is a national

historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...

located in Bedford,

Bedford County, Pennsylvania Bedford County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 47,577. The county seat is Bedford. History In 1750 Robert MacRay, a Scots-Irish immigrant, opened the first trading post in Raystown (w ...

. The district includes two hundred and ten contributing buildings in the

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and surrounding residential areas of Bedford. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. ''Note:'' This includes

History and features

The buildings date between 1750 and 1930, and include notable examples of Greek Revival, Italianate and

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style architecture. Notable non-residential buildings include the Fort Bedford Museum (1750s), Neptune House (c. 1880), G. C. Murphy Company Building (c. 1875), Arnold Building (c. 1870), Victoria House (1876), Bedford Cafe (c. 1875), Talvin Lodge (1880), Penn Bedford Hotel (1922), Ford Garage (1922), and St. Thomas the Apostle Church (c. 1817). Located in the district and listed separately are the Barclay House, Espy House, Russell House, and

Chalybeate Springs Hotel Chalybeate Springs Hotel, also known as The Chalybeate, is a historic 19th and early-20th century resort hotel located at Bedford Township in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. It consists of the original two-story, three-bay Federal-style brick dwe ...

. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

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{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Federal architecture in Pennsylvania Greek Revival architecture in Pennsylvania Historic districts in Bedford County, Pennsylvania Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Bedford County, Pennsylvania