The Lewisburg 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 ce ...

that is located in Lewisburg,

Union County, Pennsylvania Union County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,681. Its county seat is Lewisburg. The county was created on March 22, 1813, from part of Northumberland County. Its name is an allusio ...

. It was added to 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 artist ...

in 2004.

History and architectural features

This district includes 853 contributing buildings, two contributing sites, eleven contributing structures, and two contributing objects that are located 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 " cit ...

and surrounding residential areas of Lewisburg. Notable buildings in this district are: the Derr House (1773), nineteenth and early-twentieth century

Bucknell University Bucknell University is a private liberal arts college in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1846 as the University at Lewisburg, it now consists of the College of Arts and Sciences, Freeman College of Management, and the College of Engineerin ...

buildings, including Old Main and Bucknell Hall, the Union County Courthouse (1856), the U.S. Courthouse and Post Office (1933), Himmelreich Library (1902), the First Presbyterian Church (1856), Christ Lutheran Church (1901), Union National Bank (1899), the McClure Building (1913), Campus Theatre (1939), and the Buffalo Mills (1883). ''Note:'' This includes Also located in the district are the separately listed Chamberlin Iron Front Building,

Packwood House-American Hotel The Packwood House-American Hotel, also known as the Packwood House Museum, is an historic, American inn and tavern that is located in Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA. Located in the Lewisburg Historic District, it was listed on the N ...

, and Reading Railroad Freight Station. Contributing sites are the Lewisburg Cemetery and Soldiers Memorial Field. The contributing structures include five railroad bridges and the contributing objects are the Soldiers Memorial Monument (1901) and a commemorative plaque. ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the

in 2004.

References

{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Buildings and structures in Union County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Union County, Pennsylvania