Bloomsburg Historic District

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Bloomsburg Historic District
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Bloomsburg Chamber of Commerce, April 2007
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LocationRoughly bounded by Penn, 5th, West, Willow, Millville and Light Sts., Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 41°00′09″N76°27′13″W / 41.00250°N 76.45361°W / 41.00250; -76.45361
Area158 acres (64 ha)
Built1845
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Mixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
NRHP reference No. 83002229 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 8, 1983

Bloomsburg Historic District is a national historic district located at Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA. The district includes 668 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing object in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Bloomsburg. Notable non-residential buildings include the Carver Hall at the Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania (c. 1867), Courthouse, town hall, and St. Paul's Episcopal Church. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved January 21, 2012.Note: This includes Marnie Crouch (December 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bloomsburg Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved January 21, 2012.