The Spring Grove Borough 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
Spring Grove Borough in
York County, Pennsylvania
York County (Pennsylvania Dutch: Yarrick Kaundi) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 456,438. Its county seat is York. The county was created on August 19, 1749, from part of Lancaster C ...
.
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 artist ...
in 1984.
History and architectural features
This district includes 199 contributing buildings that are located in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of the paper mill borough of Spring Grove. Most of the buildings date between 1880 and 1900, and include notable examples of the
Queen Anne,
Georgian Revival
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1714 and 1830. It is named after the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover— George I, George II, ...
, and
Italianate
The Italianate style was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture. Like Palladianism and Neoclassicism, the Italianate style drew its inspiration from the models and architectural vocabulary of 16th-century Italia ...
styles.
[ ''Note:'' This includes ]
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 artist ...
in 1984.
Gallery
Aldine Apts, Main St, Spring Grove, YorkCo PA.JPG, Aldine Apartments
Glatfelter House, Main St, Spring Grove, Yorkco, PA.JPG, Glatfelter house
Glatfelter House 2, Main St, Spring Grove Yorkco, PA.JPG, Gable of the Glatfelter house
School,East St, Spring Grove, YorkCo PA.JPG, School on East Street
School griffen, East St. Spring Grove, YorkCo, PA.JPG, Griffen at the East Street school
Sacred Heart N Main, Spring Grove, YorkCo PA.JPG, Sacred Heart Church on Main Street
References
{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Italianate architecture in Pennsylvania
Queen Anne architecture in Pennsylvania
Historic districts in York County, Pennsylvania
National Register of Historic Places in York County, Pennsylvania