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Chambersburg Historic District

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NRHP Reference #
  
82003789

Year built
  
1734

Area
  
94 ha

Added to NRHP
  
26 August 1982

Chambersburg Historic District

Location
  
US 11 and US 30, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

Architectural style
  
Mid 19th Century Revival, Italianate, Georgian

Chambersburg Historic District is a national historic district centered on the Memorial Fountain and Square of Chambersburg in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 159 contributing buildings in the central business district and immediately surrounding residential area of Chambersburg. The district has a number of notable examples of Georgian and Italianate style architecture. Notable buildings include the St. Paul United Methodist Church (1896), Professional Arts Building (c. 1930), Cumberland Valley National Bank, Cumberland Valley Railroad Station, First United Brethren Church (1899), firehouse, Presbyterian Church of the Falling Spring (1803), and the Suesserott House. Located in the district and separately listed are the Franklin County Jail, Franklin County Courthouse, John Brown House, Masonic Temple, Townhouse Row, and the Zion Reformed Church.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

References

Chambersburg Historic District Wikipedia