Boiling Springs 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 at
Boiling Springs,
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Cumberland County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 259,469. Its county seat is Carlisle.
Cumberland County is included in the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area.
Histo ...
. The district includes 127 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structure associated with its role as an early iron manufacturing center and surrounding residential areas of Boiling Springs. Most of the contributing buildings date to the mid-19th century starting in 1845, with a few dated to the early period of development. The oldest buildings are a
grist mill (c. 1750), the ironmaster's, Michael Ege, mansion (1795), and the restored
Boiling Springs Tavern
The Boiling Springs Tavern was a restaurant located in Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania.
The Boiling Springs Tavern was built in 1832 by Philip Brechbill in the Federal style with native limestone and originally was used as a hotel. Anheuser-Busch ...
(1832). Other notable non-residential buildings include the former stone stables (1829) and forge building (1850s). Residential areas include notable examples of the
Bungalow/craftsman
In the United States, the National Register of Historic Places classifies its listings by various types of architecture. Listed properties often are given one or more of 40 standard architectural style classifications that appear in the National ...
,
Late Victorian, and
Federal styles. The contributing structure is a stone three-arched bridge (1854).
[ ''Note:'' This includes ]
It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
Gallery
File:Michael Ege Mansion, Boiling Springs, PA.jpg, Michael Ege Mansion
File:ATC Visitor Center, Boiling Springs, PA.jpg, Appalachian Trail Conservancy visitor center
File:Daniel Kaufman house, Boiling Springs, PA.jpg, Daniel Kaufman house
File:Carlisle Iron Works Furnace, Boiling Springs, PA.jpg, Carlisle Iron Works Furnace
See also
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
References
External links
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{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Federal architecture in Pennsylvania
Historic districts in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
National Register of Historic Places in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania