Mechanicsburg Commercial Historic District (Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania)
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The Mechanicsburg Commercial 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 ...
located at Mechanicsburg,
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Cumberland County is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 259,469. Its county seat is Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Carlis ...
.The National Register of Historic Places in Cumberland County
" Carlisle, Pennsylvania: Cumberland County Historical Society, retrieved online August 18, 2019. The district includes 91 contributing buildings in the
central business district A central business district (CBD) is the Commerce, commercial and business center of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides wit ...
of Mechanicsburg. Most of the contributing buildings date to the 19th century and includes notable examples of the
Late Victorian Victorian architecture is a series of architectural revival styles in the mid-to-late 19th century. ''Victorian'' refers to the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901), called the Victorian era, during which period the styles known as Victorian we ...
and Georgian styles. Notable buildings include two churches, two banks, and the police department. ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
in 1983.


History

The Mechanicsburg Commercial Historic District was added to the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
in 1983.


Notable buildings

The Mechanicsburg Commercial Historic District encompasses 91 contributing buildings in the
central business district A central business district (CBD) is the Commerce, commercial and business center of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides wit ...
of Mechanicsburg. Most of the contributing buildings date to the 19th century and includes notable examples of the
Late Victorian Victorian architecture is a series of architectural revival styles in the mid-to-late 19th century. ''Victorian'' refers to the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901), called the Victorian era, during which period the styles known as Victorian we ...
and Georgian styles. Notable buildings include two churches, two banks, and the police department. ''Note:'' This includes


References

{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Georgian architecture in Pennsylvania Historic districts in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania