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

Franklin County Pennsylvania (Historic Districts) has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Franklin Furnace Historic District, Monterey Historic District, Rock Hill Farm and Wilson College and Chambersburg Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Franklin County places including Furness, Evans & Co., et al., Leslie Larson and S. Stouffer. Prominent architectural styles found in Franklin Country are Colonial Revival, Classical Revival and Federal.

Chambersburg Historic District (added 1982 - - #82003789)

US 11 and US 30 , Chambersburg

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Georgian, Italianate, Mid 19th Century Revival

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Franklin Furnace Historic District (added 1991 - - #91001136)

Roughly bounded by Circle Dr. and Cinder St., St. Thomas Township , Edenville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Greencastle Historic District (added 1992 - - #92001722)

Roughly bounded by Washington, PA 2002, Jefferson, Mifflin, Chambers, Grant and Allison, and Baltimore N to Spring Grove, Greencastle

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Second Empire, Federal

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Financial Institution, Hotel, Manufacturing Facility, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

City Hall, Department Store, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Hays Bridge Historic District (added 1978 - - #78002402)

E of Mercersburg on SR 331 and SR 328 , Mercersburg

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Stouffer,S.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Agriculture, Architecture, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1800-1824

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Mercersburg Academy (added 1984 - - #84003374)

Also known as Marshall College;Mercersburgh Theological Seminary;Mercersbu

PA 16 , Mercersburg

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Late Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

College

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

College

Mercersburg Historic District (added 1978 - - #78002403)

Main and Seminary Sts. , Mercersburg

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal, Greek Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Transportation, Education, Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Federal, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Mercersburg Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1989 - - #89000358)

Also known as See Also:Mercersburg Historic District

S. Main St., between Linden Ave. and PA 75 , Mercersburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

State, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Hotel, Road-Related, Single Dwelling

Monterey Historic District (added 1976 - - #76001639)

Off PA 16 , Blue Ridge Summit

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Colonial Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Rock Hill Farm (added 1999 - - #99000880)

Also known as Davis-Stauffer Farm Complex, 36CFR358

12995 and 12755 Bain Rd. , Mercersburg

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture, Historic - Non-Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Welsh

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Manufacturing Facility, Processing, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Museum, Processing, Single Dwelling, Storage

Wilson College (added 1995 - - #95000888)

1015 Philadelphia Ave. , Chambersburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Furness, Evans & Co., et al., Larson, Leslie

Architectural Style:

Late Gothic Revival, Second Empire, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education

Historic Sub-function:

College, Educational Related Housing, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Education

Current Sub-function:

College, Educational Related Housing, Single Dwelling