Rock Creek-White Run Union Hospital Complex

Rock Creek-White Run Union Hospital Complex is a national historic district located at Cumberland Township, Gettysburg, and Mount Joy Township in Adams County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 11 contributing buildings and 13 contributing sites, on 13 contiguous properties including 8 farmsteads and White's Church (or Marks German Reformed Church). The farmsteads are Schwartz Farm, Shaeffer Farm, Trostle Farm, Lewis Bushman Farm, Diener Farm, Conover Farm, Lightner Farm, and Beitler Farm. The properties served as hospitals for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, and 12th corps of the Army of the Potomac during the weeks immediately following the Battle of Gettysburg.[2]

Rock Creek-White Run Union Hospital Complex
LocationBaltimore Pike, Goulden Road, and White Church Road, near Mount Joy, Cumberland Township, Gettysburg, and Mount Joy Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°47′20″N 77°11′59″W
Area550 acres (220 ha)
Built1863
Architectural stylePennsylvania Farmhouse
MPSAdams County properties associated with the Battle of Gettysburg MPS
NRHP reference No.00000520[1]
Added to NRHPMay 18, 2000

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

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 Paula S. Reed and Thomas R. Lewis (December 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Rock Creek-White Run Union Hospital Complex" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-08.


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