The Millheim 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 ...

that is located in

Millheim Millheim is a borough in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 904 at the 2010 census. The Millheim Historic District, which includes 176 cont ...

Centre County, Pennsylvania Centre County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 158,172. Its county seat is Bellefonte. Centre County comprises the State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The lands ...

. 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 artistic v ...

in 1986.

History and architectural features

The district includes 176 contributing buildings that are located in the

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and surrounding residential areas of Millheim. Among the residential building types present are the simple "I"-type, Georgian "I"-type, Victorianized "I"-type, connected or double type, gable-end oriented type,

bungalow A bungalow is a small house or cottage that is either single-story or has a second story built into a sloping roof (usually with dormer windows), and may be surrounded by wide verandas. The first house in England that was classified as a b ...

, and eclectic cube type. Notable non-residential buildings include the Millheim School, a mill (1817), and a silk mill (c. 1900). ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the

in 1986.

Gallery

Milheim PA Main St.jpg, House on Main Street Bar Milheim PA.jpg, Bar on Main Street USPO Milheim PA.jpg, Post office Plank house Milheim PA.jpg, Plank house Former UCC church Milheim PA.jpg, Former Reformed church

References

{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Colonial Revival architecture in Pennsylvania Historic districts in Centre County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Centre County, Pennsylvania