Boalsburg Historic District is a national historic district

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 Boalsburg

Boalsburg, Pennsylvania

Boalsburg 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 3,578 at the 2000 census. The village claims to be the birthplace of Memorial Day. The name Boalsburg comes from...

, 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 140 contributing buildings in the central business district

Central business district

A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...

 and surrounding residential areas of Boalsburg. The district is characterized by a predominance of Georgian

Georgian architecture

Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United...

 and Victorianized-Georgian

Victorian architecture

The term Victorian architecture refers collectively to several architectural styles employed predominantly during the middle and late 19th century. The period that it indicates may slightly overlap the actual reign, 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901, of Queen Victoria. This represents the British and...

 buildings dated from 1803 to 1870. Notable non-residential buildings include the David Boal Tavern (1803), Wolf's Inn (1803-1832), and Boalsburg Tavern (1819). Located in the district is the separately listed Boal Mansion

Boal Mansion

Boal Mansion is a historic home located at Boalsburg, Harris Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania. The original house was built in 1789, and was a simple 1 1/2 story stone house. It was incorporated as the kitchen and kitchen hall, when the house was expanded in 1798. This expansion is a...

.

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 1977.

External links

• Boalsburg Tavern, Route 5, Boalsburg, Centre, PA: 8 drawings, 7 photos, 3 data pages, and supplemental materials at Historic American Building Survey