Pennsylvania - Dauphin County - Historic Districts
Dauphin County Pennsylvania (Historic Districts) has 13 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Clemson Island Prehistoric District, Fort Hunter Historic District, Harrisburg Historic District and Harrisburg Military Post and Harrisburg Cemetery.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Woodland and Archaic dating back to 6999 BC.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Dauphin County places including A. Boyd Hamilton. Prominent architectural styles found in Dauphin Country are Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Federal.

Clemson Island Prehistoric District (added 1981 - - #81000540)
Address Restricted , Halifax
Delphinium1, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Woodland, Archaic
Period of Significance:
5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Graves/Burials, Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Conservation Area
Fort Hunter Historic District (added 1979 - - #79002216)
Also known as See Also:McAllister, Archibald, House
U.S. 22 , Fort Hunter
Smallbones, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Georgian, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Military
Cultural Affiliation:
Colonial American
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Defense, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Fortification, Manufacturing Facility, Specialty Store, Water-Related
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Single Dwelling
Harrisburg Cemetery (added 1985 - - #85000866)
13th and Liberty Sts. , Harrisburg
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Gothic
Area of Significance:
Art, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery
Current Function:
Funerary, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Park
Harrisburg Historic District (added 1976 - - #76001632)
Also known as See Also:Camp Curtain Fire Station;Harrisburg Central Railro
Bounded roughly by Forster, 3rd, Hanna Sts. and the Susquehanna River , Harrisburg
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Government Office, Park, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Government Office, Multiple Dwelling, Park, Single Dwelling
Harrisburg Military Post (added 1991 - - #91001755)
Jct. of 14th and Calder Sts. , Harrisburg
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other, Tudor Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Military, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Arms Storage
Current Function:
Defense
Current Sub-function:
Arms Storage
Midtown Harrisburg Historic District (added 1983 - - #83002237)
Roughly bounded by Susquehanna River, Forster, Verbeke, and 3rd Sts. , Harrisburg
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Federal, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Ceremonial Site, Park, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Park, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Mount Pleasant Historic District (added 1985 - - #85000079)
Also known as Allison Hill;See Also:Mount Pleasant Historic District (Boun
Sylvan Terr. to 19th St., Market to Brookwood Sts. , Harrisburg
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et al., Hamilton,A. Boyd
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Federal, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Mount Pleasant Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1990 - - #90000710)
Also known as See Also:Mount Pleasant Historic District
1100--1321 Market St., 1142 Derry St. , Harrisburg
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Greek Revival, Stick/Eastlake
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Old Downtown Harrisburg Commercial Historic District (added 1983 - - #83002238)
Dewberry, Chestnut, Blackberry, and S. 3rd Sts. , Harrisburg
BotMultichill, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Specialty Store
Old Downtown Harrisburg Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1984 - - #84003198)
Also known as See Also:The Colonial Theater Building;Kunkle Building;Old D
Roughly Market St. from 3rd to 4th and 3rd St. from Walnut to Chestnut Sts. , Harrisburg
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Italianate, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Law, Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Communications
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Department Store, Specialty Store
Old Uptown Harrisburg Historic District (added 1990 - - #89002297)
Also known as See Also:Cameron, Simon, School
Roughly bounded by McClay, N. Third, Reily, N. Second, and Calder , Harrisburg
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Queen Anne, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Smith, Henry, Farm (added 1988 - - #88003050)
Also known as Hidden Spring Farm
950 Swatara Creek Rd. , Middletown
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Todd, John, House (added 1988 - - #88002371)
S. Meadow Ln. , Hummelstown
RapunzelK, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Georgian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
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