This district encompasses 956 contributing buildings and one contributing site that are located in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Pottstown. It features a variety of residential buildings, such as workers' home and residences of prominent and wealthy citizens that were designed in a variety of architectural styles, including Late Victorian, Gothic Revival, and Federal. Also located in this district is the separately-listed Pottsgrove Mansion. Notable non-residential buildings are the Italianate-style commercial buildings on High Street, 1725 Roller Mills, the Reading Railroad station (1928), the Doehler-Jarvis castings plant, the Light Foundry building (1880), the Ecker Building (c. 1910), the Weitzenkorn Building, the Security Trust Building (1888), the Elks Home (1896), the Pottstown Library (1920), the Pottstown Borough Hall (1924), the Masonic Temple (1926), Christ Episcopal Church (1872), First Methodist Church (1869), and St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church (1891). Also located in the district is the Searles Memorial Methodist Church (1911), which was designed by architect Joseph Miller Huston (1866–1940).[2]
^"National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Tom Hylton (June 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Pottstown Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved May 24, 2012. and Robert E. Bartmann (February 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Pottstown Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved May 24, 2012.
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pottstown, historic, district, national, historic, district, that, located, pottstown, montgomery, county, pennsylvania, national, register, historic, placesu, historic, districthigh, street, 2007show, pennsylvaniashow, united, stateslocationroughly, bounded, . The Old Pottstown Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Pottstown Montgomery County Pennsylvania Old Pottstown Historic DistrictU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S Historic districtHigh Street Old Pottstown Historic District 2007Show map of PennsylvaniaShow map of the United StatesLocationRoughly bounded by South Race Bailey Adams Lincoln Beech amp Manatawny Sts Pottstown PennsylvaniaCoordinates40 14 44 N 75 38 48 W 40 24556 N 75 64667 W 40 24556 75 64667Area184 9 acres 74 8 ha ArchitectMultipleArchitectural styleLate Victorian Gothic Revival Federal ItalianateNRHP reference No 85001955 91001715 Boundary Increase 1 Added to NRHPSeptember 5 1985 November 14 1991 Boundary Increase It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 with a boundary increase in 1991 1 History and architectural features editThis district encompasses 956 contributing buildings and one contributing site that are located in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Pottstown It features a variety of residential buildings such as workers home and residences of prominent and wealthy citizens that were designed in a variety of architectural styles including Late Victorian Gothic Revival and Federal Also located in this district is the separately listed Pottsgrove Mansion Notable non residential buildings are the Italianate style commercial buildings on High Street 1725 Roller Mills the Reading Railroad station 1928 the Doehler Jarvis castings plant the Light Foundry building 1880 the Ecker Building c 1910 the Weitzenkorn Building the Security Trust Building 1888 the Elks Home 1896 the Pottstown Library 1920 the Pottstown Borough Hall 1924 the Masonic Temple 1926 Christ Episcopal Church 1872 First Methodist Church 1869 and St Aloysius Roman Catholic Church 1891 Also located in the district is the Searles Memorial Methodist Church 1911 which was designed by architect Joseph Miller Huston 1866 1940 2 This district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 with a boundary increase in 1991 1 References edit a b c National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 National Historic Landmarks amp National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Searchable database CRGIS Cultural Resources Geographic Information System Note This includes Tom Hylton June 1985 National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form Old Pottstown Historic District PDF Retrieved May 24 2012 and Robert E Bartmann February 1991 National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form Old Pottstown Historic District PDF Retrieved May 24 2012 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Old Pottstown Historic District Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Old Pottstown Historic District amp oldid 1179874078, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
