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Lewisburg Historic District (Lewisburg, Pennsylvania)

Coordinates: 40°57′51″N 76°53′04″W / 40.96417°N 76.88444°W / 40.96417; -76.88444
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Lewisburg Historic District
Campus Theatre, Lewisburg Historic District, October 2011
Lewisburg Historic District (Lewisburg, Pennsylvania) is located in Pennsylvania
Lewisburg Historic District (Lewisburg, Pennsylvania)
Lewisburg Historic District (Lewisburg, Pennsylvania) is located in the United States
Lewisburg Historic District (Lewisburg, Pennsylvania)
LocationRoughly bounded by US 15, Beck St., Susquehanna River and Borough boundary, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°57′51″N 76°53′04″W / 40.96417°N 76.88444°W / 40.96417; -76.88444
Area260 acres (110 ha)
Built1773
ArchitectAckerman & Partridge, et al.
Architectural styleItalianate, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.04000759[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 28, 2004

The Lewisburg Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

History and architectural features

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This district includes 853 contributing buildings, two contributing sites, eleven contributing structures, and two contributing objects that are located in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Lewisburg. Notable buildings in this district are: the Derr House (1773), nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century Bucknell University buildings, including Old Main and Bucknell Hall, the Union County Courthouse (1856), the U.S. Post Office and Court House (1933), Himmelreich Library (1902), the First Presbyterian Church (1856), Christ Lutheran Church (1901), Union National Bank (1899), the McClure Building (1913), Campus Theatre (1941), and the Buffalo Mills (1883).[2]

Also located in the district are the separately listed Chamberlin Iron Front Building, Packwood House-American Hotel, and Reading Railroad Freight Station. Contributing sites are the Lewisburg Cemetery and Soldiers Memorial Field. The contributing structures include five railroad bridges and the contributing objects are the Soldiers Memorial Monument (1901) and a commemorative plaque.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System – (#04000759)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Philip E. Pendleton (September 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lewisburg Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved June 2, 2012.