Built 1804 Designated NHLD May 30, 1974 Area 7 ha Added to NRHP 21 March 1973 | NRHP Reference # 73002139 Opened 1804 Phone +1 724-452-7341 | |
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Location PA 68, Harmony, Pennsylvania Architect George Rapp and Frederick Reichert Rapp Architectural style 19th Century German-American Address 218 Mercer St, Harmony, PA 16037, USA Hours Closed now Thursday1–4PMFriday1–4PMSaturday1–4PMSunday1–4PMMondayClosedTuesday1–4PMWednesday1–4PM Similar Old Economy Village, Zelienople Historical Society, Maridon Museum, Merrick Art Gallery, Butler County Historical Profiles | ||
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Harmony Historic District, also known as Secular Harmony Historic District, is a national National Historic Landmark District located along Pennsylvania Route 68 at Harmony, Butler County, Pennsylvania. USA. It is the site of the first settlement established by the Harmony Society when they immigrated to the United States around 1804. The district includes 10 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in Harmony. They include the Great House or Bentle Building (c. 1811), Langenbacher House (c. 1805), Harmonist Church (1808), The "Stohr," Beam Hotel, Frederick Rapp House, Schmitt House, Schreiber House, Wagner House, and Mueller House. The contributing site is the Harmonist Cemetery containing the unmarked graves of 100 early Harmonists.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, and declared a National Historic Landmark District in 1974.