The High Street 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 ...

which is located in Pottstown,

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. It was added to the

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in 1992.

History and architectural features

The High Street Historic District encompasses one hundred and twenty-four contributing buildings and one contributing structure in an upper- and middle-level residential section of Pottstown. This district includes late-19th and early-20th century mansions and stylish homes that were built between 1860 and 1941. ''Note:'' This includes These structures were designed in a variety of popular architectural styles including Queen Anne,

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, Late Federal and

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. ''Note:'' This includes Notable non-residential buildings include a gas station, which was erected sometime around 1928, St. John's Reformed Church, which was built in 1916, St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, which was also built sometime around 1916, and the Pottstown Memorial Hospital, which was erected circa 1938. ''Note:'' This includes This district also includes the separately listed Grubb Mansion. ''Note:'' This includes This historic district was added to the

in 1992.

References

{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Gothic Revival architecture in Pennsylvania Queen Anne architecture in Pennsylvania Historic districts in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania The Hill School Pottstown, Pennsylvania