The Lancaster Historic District, also known as Old Town Lancaster, 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 ...
that is located in
Lancaster,
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Lancaster County (; Pennsylvania Dutch: Lengeschder Kaundi), sometimes nicknamed the Garden Spot of America or Pennsylvania Dutch Country, is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in the south central part of Pennsylvania. ...
.
It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
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
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19th century
* Victorian era, British history during Queen Victoria's 19th-century reign
** Victorian architecture
** Victorian house
** Victorian decorative arts
** Victorian fashion
** Victorian literature ...
brick
rowhouses
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. 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).
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This district was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1979, with boundary increases in 1983 and 1984.
References
External links
Demuth's Tobacco Shop website
{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Buildings and structures in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Tourist attractions in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Historic districts in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
National Register of Historic Places in Lancaster, Pennsylvania