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Hunterstown Historic District

Coordinates: 39°53′03″N 77°09′36″W / 39.88417°N 77.16000°W / 39.88417; -77.16000
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Hunterstown Historic District
Methodist Episcopal Church, built 1879
Hunterstown Historic District is located in Pennsylvania
Hunterstown Historic District
Hunterstown Historic District is located in the United States
Hunterstown Historic District
LocationPennsylvania Route 394 and Granite Station Road, in Hunterstown, Straban Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°53′03″N 77°09′36″W / 39.88417°N 77.16000°W / 39.88417; -77.16000
Area60 acres (24 ha)
Architectural styleEarly 19th-century vernacular
NRHP reference No.79002154[1]
Added to NRHPMay 15, 1979

The Hunterstown Historic District is a national historic district which is located in Hunterstown, Straban Township in Adams County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

History and architectural features

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This historic district includes forty-eight contributing buildings within the original perimeters of Hunterstown. They primarily date from the late eighteenth to the mid-nineteenth century and consist of log, frame, and brick residential buildings and a farm complex. Also located in the district is the separately listed Great Conewago Presbyterian Church.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved December 14, 2011. Note: This includes Janet Smith and Susan M. Zacher (December 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hunterstown Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2011.