Newville Historic District

Newville Historic District
1795 log cabin
Location Roughly bounded by Cove Alley, Big Spring Creek, the Cumberland Valley Railroad right-of-way, Washington St., Newville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°10′23″N 77°23′55″W / 40.17306°N 77.39861°W / 40.17306; -77.39861Coordinates: 40°10′23″N 77°23′55″W / 40.17306°N 77.39861°W / 40.17306; -77.39861
Area 86.6 acres (35.0 ha)
Architectural style Italianate, Gothic Revival, Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Second Empire, Colonial Revival, Federal, Georgian, Late Victorian, Other
NRHP reference # 10000397[1]
Added to NRHP June 28, 2010

Newville Historic District is a national historic district in Newville, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 414 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 2 contributing objects in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Newville. Most of the contributing buildings are residential and the date span of contributing buildings is 1790 to 1950. The oldest residential building is a log residence. Contributing non-residential buildings consist of six churches including Big Spring Presbyterian Church (1790), two governmental buildings, nine commercial buildings, three social buildings, one educational building, and one industrial building. The contributing objects are a fountain (1899) and Veterans of Foreign Wars memorial monument (1940). The contributing site is Big Spring Presbyterian Cemetery (c. 1777).[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/28/10 through 7/02/10. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Kate Arnold (August 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Newville Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-21.


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