The Marietta Historic District is a national

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

that is located in Marietta,

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Lancaster County (; ), sometimes nicknamed the Garden Spot of America or Pennsylvania Dutch Country, is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 United States ...

. It was listed on the

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in 1978, with a boundary increase in 1984.

History and architectural features

This district includes 373 contributing buildings that are located in the

central business district A central business district (CBD) is the Commerce, commercial and business center 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 wit ...

and surrounding residential areas of Marietta and are notable examples of the

Italianate The Italianate style was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture. Like Palladianism and Neoclassicism, the Italianate style combined its inspiration from the models and architectural vocabulary of 16th-century It ...

and Federal architectural styles. Notable buildings include the Duffy House, Marietta Community Center, Shelly House, the Pierre de Vittry House (c. 1825), Marietta Theater, First Farmers' Bank, David Smith House, English Presbyterian Church (1853, 1898, 1909), Liquor Control Board Office, the Railroad Hotel, Union House Gallery, Eckmans Hotel, White Swan Inn, Henry Musselman House, former Grove Hotel, and the Old Town Hall. ''Note:'' This includes It was listed on the

in 1978, with a boundary increase in 1984.

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{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Federal architecture in Pennsylvania Italianate architecture in Pennsylvania Historic districts in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania