National Register of Historic Places - Pennsylvania (PA), Dauphin County

Dauphin County Pennsylvania (Vacant / Not In Use) has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Calver Island, Colonial Theatre, Dauphin County Bridge No. 27, Harrisburg Technical High School and Highspire High School.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Transitional Period, Early Woodland Period and Late Archaic Period dating back to 3999 BC.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Dauphin County places including Chambersburg Bridge Co., Daniel Reichert, Cla Flin, G. Fisher, Builder Harnon & Jones, Lawrie & Green, Matthew Wilson and Charles Howard Lloyd. Prominent architectural styles found in Dauphin Country are Gothic Revival, Greek Revival and Late Gothic Revival.

Calver Island (added 2007 - - #06001256)

Also known as 36DA89

Address Restricted , Swatara Township

Mapdudepa, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Transitional Period, Early Woodland Period, Late Archaic Period

Period of Significance:

3500-3999 BC, 3000-3499 BC, 2500-2999 BC, 2000-2499 BC, 1500-1999 BC

Owner:

Private, State

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Colonial Theatre (added 1982 - - #82001532)

3rd and Market Sts. , Harrisburg

BotMultichill, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Flin,Cla, Wilson,Matthew

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Theater

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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

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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

Harrisburg Technical High School (added 1982 - - #82001533)

Also known as Old City Hall

423 Walnut St. , Harrisburg

BotMultichill, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Lloyd,Charles Howard

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Education, Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education, Government

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall, School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Highspire High School (added 1990 - - #90000703)

Also known as Highspire Elementary School

221 Penn St. , Highspire

JoeRed, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Lawrie & Green, Fisher,G.

Architectural Style:

Late Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Millersburg Passenger Rail Station (added 2002 - - #02001430)

127 W. Center St. , Millersburg

Choess, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Harnon & Jones, Builder

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Museum

Quarries of the Hummelstown Brownstone Company (added 2003 - - #03000075)

Also known as Pennsylvania Brown Freestone Company Quarries, Berst Quarries

Roughly N of Brookline Dr., Amber Dr. , Derry Township

KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Extractive Facility, Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Landscape, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Natural Feature

Star Barn Complex (added 2000 - - #00000845)

Also known as Walnut Hill, Motter, John, Barn and Outbuildings

Nissley Dr. at PA 283 , Lower Swatara

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Reichert, Daniel

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Storage

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use