Lewisburg Historic District (Lewisburg, Pennsylvania)

Lewisburg Historic District is a national historic district located at Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 853 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, 11 contributing structures, and 2 contributing objects in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Lewisburg. Notable buildings include the Derr House (1773), 19th century and early-20th century Bucknell University buildings including Old Main and Bucknell Hall, Union County Courthouse (1856), U.S. Courthouse and Post Office (1933), Himmelreich Library (1902), First Presbyterian Church (1856), Christ Lutheran Church (1901), Union National Bank (1899), McClure Building (1913), Campus Theatre (1939), and the Buffalo Mills (1883). Also located in the district are the separately listed Chamberlin Iron Front Building, Packwood House-American Hotel, and Reading Railroad Freight Station. Contributing sites are the Lewisburg Cemetery and Soldiers Memorial Field. The contributing structures include five railroad bridges and the contributing objects are the Soldiers Memorial Monument (1901) and a commemorative plaque.[2]

Lewisburg Historic District
Campus Theater, Lewisburg Historic District, October 2011
LocationRoughly bounded by US 15, Beck St., Susquehanna River and Borough boundary, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°57′51″N 76°53′04″W
Area260 acres (110 ha)
Built1773
Architectural styleItalianate, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.04000759[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 28, 2004

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Philip E. Pendleton (September 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lewisburg Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-02.


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