The York 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 the central business district and surrounding residential areas of

York York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...

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 ...

. It is situated north of the Springdale Historic District.

History and architectural features

This district encompasses 309 contributing buildings and includes notable examples of the Late Victorian and

Classical Revival Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing style ...

styles. Notable buildings include the Christ Lutheran Church (1812–1814), Odd Fellows Hall (1850), U.S. Post Office (1911), Strand and Capitol Theatre (1923–1925), Elks Home (1860s), Pullman Factory Building (c. 1900), Sylvia Newcombe Center (1892), Friends Meeting House (1766–1783),

William C. Goodridge William C. Goodridge (1806 – January 1, 1873) was a prominent multiracial businessman in York, Pennsylvania, in the mid-1800s. He was an African-American abolitionist and a conductor on the Underground Railroad. Born a slave, Goodridge and his ...

house (1827), Otterbein United Methodist Church (1869), St. John Episcopal Church (1765), Lafayette Club (1839), National Hotel (1828–1863), Bon Ton (1911), Smyser-Bair House (1830s), and Pennsylvania Central Railroad Station (1880s). Also located in the district but listed separately are the Barnett Bobb House and Gen. Horatio Gates House and Golden Plough Tavern. ''Note:'' This includes , , and This district 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 artistic v ...

in 1979, with a boundary increase in 2008.

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