Aaronsburg Historic District
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Aaronsburg Historic District is a national historic district
located at Aaronsburg
, Centre County, Pennsylvania
. The district includes 277 contributing buildings, 3 contributing sites, and 1 contributing object in Aaronsburg. The district is almost exclusively residential with one grocery store and a post office
. Among the types of residential building types present are the two deep / sidehall type, English "I"-type, connected or double houses, simple Gothic
type, and an eclectic cubic type. Notable dwellings include the Jacob Oliver House (c. 1820), Bollinger House and Shop (c. 1806), Dr. Michael Kloepper House (c. 1803), John Donner House (c. 1816), George Hess House and Shop (c. 1812), and the George Bowersox House (c. 1806).
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1980.
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
located at Aaronsburg
Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania
Aaronsburg is a census-designated place in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 613 at the 2010 census.-History:...
, Centre County, Pennsylvania
Centre County, Pennsylvania
Centre County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 153,990....
. The district includes 277 contributing buildings, 3 contributing sites, and 1 contributing object in Aaronsburg. The district is almost exclusively residential with one grocery store and a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
. Among the types of residential building types present are the two deep / sidehall type, English "I"-type, connected or double houses, simple Gothic
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
type, and an eclectic cubic type. Notable dwellings include the Jacob Oliver House (c. 1820), Bollinger House and Shop (c. 1806), Dr. Michael Kloepper House (c. 1803), John Donner House (c. 1816), George Hess House and Shop (c. 1812), and the George Bowersox House (c. 1806).
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1980.