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McConnellsburg 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 McConnellsburg, Fulton County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 142 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in the
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and surrounding residential areas of McConnellsburg. The district includes buildings reflective of the
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styles. The buildings date between about 1762 and 1940, and include commercial buildings, institutional buildings, and residential buildings. Notable non-residential buildings include the Fulton County Courthouse (1852), Old Fulton County Jail, former Washington Hotel (1852), and former Albert Stoner Store (1893). The contributing site is the
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associated with the Methodist Episcopal Church. Located in the district and separately listed are the Fulton House and the log cabin of Daniel McConnell. ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the
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in 1992.


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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Buildings and structures in Fulton County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Fulton County, Pennsylvania {{Pennsylvania-NRHP-stub