National Register of Historic Places - Pennsylvania (PA), Dauphin County

Dauphin County Pennsylvania (Historic Districts) has 14 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex (Boundary Revision), Clemson Island Prehistoric District, Fort Hunter Historic District, Harrisburg Historic District and Harrisburg Military Post.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Woodland and Archaic dating back to 6999 BC.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Dauphin County places including A. Boyd Hamilton. Prominent architectural styles found in Dauphin Country are Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Federal.

Clemson Island Prehistoric District (added 1981 - - #81000540)

Address Restricted , Halifax

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Woodland, Archaic

Period of Significance:

5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Graves/Burials, Village Site

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Conservation Area

Fort Hunter Historic District (added 1979 - - #79002216)

Also known as See Also:McAllister, Archibald, House

U.S. 22 , Fort Hunter

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Georgian, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Military

Cultural Affiliation:

Colonial American

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Defense, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Fortification, Manufacturing Facility, Specialty Store, Water-Related

Current Function:

Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Single Dwelling

Harrisburg Cemetery (added 1985 - - #85000866)

13th and Liberty Sts. , Harrisburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Gothic

Area of Significance:

Art, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery

Current Function:

Funerary, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Park

Harrisburg Historic District (added 1976 - - #76001632)

Also known as See Also:Camp Curtain Fire Station;Harrisburg Central Railro

Bounded roughly by Forster, 3rd, Hanna Sts. and the Susquehanna River , Harrisburg

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Government Office, Park, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Government Office, Multiple Dwelling, Park, Single Dwelling

Harrisburg Military Post (added 1991 - - #91001755)

Jct. of 14th and Calder Sts. , Harrisburg

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Other, Tudor Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Military, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Arms Storage

Current Function:

Defense

Current Sub-function:

Arms Storage

Midtown Harrisburg Historic District (added 1983 - - #83002237)

Roughly bounded by Susquehanna River, Forster, Verbeke, and 3rd Sts. , Harrisburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Federal, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Ceremonial Site, Park, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Park, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Mount Pleasant Historic District (added 1985 - - #85000079)

Also known as Allison Hill;See Also:Mount Pleasant Historic District (Boun

Sylvan Terr. to 19th St., Market to Brookwood Sts. , Harrisburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et al., Hamilton,A. Boyd

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Federal, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Mount Pleasant Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1990 - - #90000710)

Also known as See Also:Mount Pleasant Historic District

1100--1321 Market St., 1142 Derry St. , Harrisburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Greek Revival, Stick/Eastlake

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Old Downtown Harrisburg Commercial Historic District (added 1983 - - #83002238)

Dewberry, Chestnut, Blackberry, and S. 3rd Sts. , Harrisburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Specialty Store

Old Downtown Harrisburg Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1984 - - #84003198)

Also known as See Also:The Colonial Theater Building;Kunkle Building;Old D

Roughly Market St. from 3rd to 4th and 3rd St. from Walnut to Chestnut Sts. , Harrisburg

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Italianate, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Law, Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Communications

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Department Store, Specialty Store

Old Uptown Harrisburg Historic District (added 1990 - - #89002297)

Also known as See Also:Cameron, Simon, School

Roughly bounded by McClay, N. Third, Reily, N. Second, and Calder , Harrisburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Queen Anne, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex (Boundary Revision) (added 2013 - - #13000287)

Roughly bounded by 3rd and 7th, North and Walnut Streets, Harrisburg

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Smith, Henry, Farm (added 1988 - - #88003050)

Also known as Hidden Spring Farm

950 Swatara Creek Rd. , Middletown

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Todd, John, House (added 1988 - - #88002371)

S. Meadow Ln. , Hummelstown

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Georgian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling