East Berlin 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

East Berlin East Berlin was the ''de facto'' capital city of East Germany from 1949 to 1990. Formally, it was the Allied occupation zones in Germany, Soviet sector of Berlin, established in 1945. The American, British, and French sectors were known as ...

in Adams County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 177 contributing buildings in the

central business district A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and business centre of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides with the "city ...

and surrounding residential areas of East Berlin. They primarily date from the third quarter of the 18th to the early-20th century. It includes a notable collection of 18th century log and stone dwellings. Notable buildings include 426 W. King Street (c. 1780), 414 W. King Street, 412 W. King Street (1790), 400 W. King Street (1897), 210 W. King Street (c. 1860), 200–202 W. King Street, 110 W. King Street, 105–107 W. King Street, 127 W. King Street, 529 W. King Street, 115–117 E. King Street, 119–121 E. King Street, 104 Fourth Street (East Berlin Jaycees Hall), and Church School House. ''Note:'' This includes It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

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{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Georgian architecture in Pennsylvania Federal architecture in Pennsylvania Historic districts in Adams County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Adams County, Pennsylvania

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