Danville Historic District (Danville, Pennsylvania)

Danville Historic District is a national historic district located in Danville, Montour County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses 291 contributing buildings, 3 contributing sites, and 1 contributing object in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Danville. The buildings mostly date from the 1840s to the early 20th century. The district incorporates the previously listed and predominantly residential Danville West Market Street Historic District. Residential buildings are mostly of brick and frame construction, with some log and stone dwellings, and in a variety of architectural styles including Italianate, Federal, Queen Anne and Second Empire. It includes the separately listed General William Montgomery House and Thomas Beaver Free Library and Danville YMCA. Other notable non-residential buildings include the Montour County Courthouse (1871), Mahoning Presbyterian Church (1853), Pine Street Lutheran Church (c. 1860), Eli Trego Building, Heim Suspender Factory (1835), First Ward School (c. 1870), Bnai Zion Temple (c. 1865), and Jemima Donaldson's Cross Keys Tavern (c. 1812).[2]

Danville Historic District
Home in the Danville Historic District, October 2011
LocationRoughly bounded by Bloom St., Cedar St., the Susquehanna R. and Chestnut St., Danville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°57′42″N 76°37′02″W
Area77.2 acres (31.2 ha)
Built1792
ArchitectWetzell, Charles, et al.
Architectural styleItalianate, Federal, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.94000828[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 18, 1994

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

View from across the Susquehanna River

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes James R. Zubler (August 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Danville Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-27.
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