Pennsylvania - Northumberland County
Northumberland County Pennsylvania has 30 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 7 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Priestley, Joseph, House, Allenwood River Bridge, Milton Armory, Pennsylvania Canal and Limestone Run Aqueduct and Sunbury Armory.

Several famous people are associated with these Northumberland County historic places including Joseph Priestley and Dr. Joseph Priestley.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Northumberland County places including Wilkins,W.G.,Co., George W. Rockwell, Thomas H. Atherton, Davis & Rice, James B. Long, Foller & Levan, Groton Bridge & Manufacturing Co., George W. Keefer, Henry Speer and Jacob DoudeL. Prominent architectural styles found in Northumberland Country are Federal, Late Victorian and Beaux Arts.

Allenwood River Bridge (added 1988 - - #88000865)
LR 460 over W branch of Susquehanna River , Allenwood
Niagara, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Groton Bridge & Manufacturing Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
Beck House (added 1976 - - #76001659)
Also known as Old Scott House
62 N. Front St. , Sunbury
Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
DoudeL,Jacob
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Brown, Gottlieb, Covered Bridge (added 1979 - - #79002311)
Also known as Sam Wagner Covered Bridge
E of Potts Grove on T 594, East Chillisquauque/Liberty Townships , Potts Grove
Smallbones, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
Cameron, Col. James, House (added 1989 - - #89000360)
PA 405/River Rd., SE of Milton , Milton
Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Dauphin County Bridge No. 27 (added 1993 - - #93000720)
Also known as Seaman Bridge
Deibler's Dam Rd. (Mahantango Creek Rd.) across Mahantango Cr. (Mifflin and Lower Mahanoy Townships) , Pillow
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Chambersburg Bridge Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Pedestrian Related, Road-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Himmel's Church Covered Bridge (added 1979 - - #79002312)
NE of Rebuck on T 442, Washington Township , Rebuck
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
Hopper-Snyder Homestead (added 1979 - - #79002315)
NE of Watsontown off SR 49061 , Watsontown
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Hower-Slote House (added 1979 - - #79002314)
Also known as Fort Freeland House
W of Turbotville , Turbotville
Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
Revolutionary War
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Keefer Station Covered Bridge (added 1979 - - #79002313)
E of Sunbury on T 698, Upper Augusta Township , Sunbury
Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
Kirk, William, House (added 1980 - - #80003590)
Also known as Warrior Run Farm
W of Turbotville , Turbotville
Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Knoebel, Lawrence L., Covered Bridge (added 1979 - - #79002309)
Knoebel's Grove, Ralpho Township , Knoebel's Grove
Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
Kreigbaum Covered Bridge (added 1979 - - #79002316)
E of Elysburg on T 459, Ralpho/Cleveland Townships , Elysburg
Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
Milton Armory (added 1991 - - #91000905)
133 Ridge Ave. , Milton
Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Atherton,Thomas H., Wilkins,W.G.,Co.
Architectural Style:
Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Military, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Arms Storage
Current Function:
Defense
Current Sub-function:
Arms Storage
More Information:
Milton Freight Station (added 1977 - - #77001180)
90 Broadway , Milton
Smallbones, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Nesbit,Joseph, Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Milton Historic District (added 1986 - - #86001933)
Roughly bounded by Eight and Upper Market Sts., Spruce Ave. and Stanton, High and Apple Sts., and the Susquehanna River , Milton
Pubdog, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Nesbit,John
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Transportation, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Federal, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Business, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
More Information:
Northumberland County Courthouse (added 1974 - - #74001800)
207 Market St. , Sunbury
Publichall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Northumberland Historic District (added 1988 - - #88002313)
Also known as See Also:Priestley, Dr. Joseph, House (Cross Keys Inn);Pries
Roughly bounded by Fourth and A Sts., North Shore RR and Wheatley Ave. , Northumberland
Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Early Republic, Queen Anne, Italianate
Historic Person:
Priestley,Joseph
Area of Significance:
Science, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Pennsylvania Canal and Limestone Run Aqueduct (added 1978 - - #78002438)
Also known as West Branch Division of the Pennsylvania Canal and Limestone
Bounded by Broadway, Filbert St., Limestone Run and Bound Ave. , Milton
Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Water-Related
More Information:
Priestley, Dr. Joseph, House (added 1981 - - #81000554)
Also known as Cross Keys Inn;Priestley-Forsyth Memorial Library
100 King St. , Northumberland
Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Historic Person:
Priestley,Dr. Joseph
Significant Year:
1858, 1820
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
Library
More Information:
Priestley, Joseph, House (added 1966 - - #66000673)
Priestley Ave. , Northumberland
Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Priestley,Joseph
Significant Year:
1804, 1794
Area of Significance:
Science
Period of Significance:
1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
Research Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Richards Covered Bridge (added 1979 - - #79002308)
E of Elysburg on T 804, Ralpho/Cleveland Townships , Elysburg
Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
Rishel Covered Bridge (added 1979 - - #79002310)
E of Montandon on T 573, East/West Chillisquaque Townships , Montandon
Smallbones, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
Snyder, Caspar, House (added 1978 - - #09000101)
Also known as Blue Ball Tavern
PA 147, S. of Sunbury, Lower Augusta Township , Sunbury
Delphinium1, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Snyder, Caspar
Architectural Style:
Colonial
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History, Transportation, Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
More Information:
Sodom Schoolhouse (added 1974 - - #74001799)
Also known as Eight-cornered Schoolhouse;Chillisquaque Schoolhouse
E of Montandon on PA 45 , Montandon
Smallbones, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Octagon Mode
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Sunbury Armory (added 1989 - - #89002082)
Catawissa Ave. , Sunbury
Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Davis & Rice
Architectural Style:
Moderne
Area of Significance:
Military, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Arms Storage
Current Function:
Defense
Current Sub-function:
Arms Storage
More Information:
Sunbury Historic District (added 1983 - - #83004240)
Roughly bounded by Arch, Chestnut, Front, and 5th Sts. , Sunbury
Pubdog, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Transportation, Architecture, Industry, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Courthouse, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, Courthouse, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Victoria Theatre (added 2004 - - #85002907)
46 W. Independence St. , Shamokin
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lee,W.H.
Architectural Style:
Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Theater
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Theater
Warrior Run Presbyterian Church (added 1973 - - #73001659)
N of McEwensville on PA 147 , McEwensville
Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Watsontown River Bridge (added 1988 - - #88000801)
LR 240 spur over W branch of Susquehanna River , Watsontown
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Rockwell,George W., Long,James B.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
Zion Stone Church (added 1984 - - #84000267)
Also known as Zion United Church of Christ,Augustaville
Tulpehocken Rd. , Augustaville
Tconrad, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Speer,Henry
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
More Information:
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