Chambersburg Historic District

Chambersburg Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
83 S. Main St., Chambersburg Historic District, October 2010
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Location	US 11 and US 30, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°55′44″N77°39′41″W / 39.92889°N 77.66139°W / 39.92889; -77.66139
Area	232 acres (94 ha)
Built	1734
Architectural style	Mid 19th Century Revival, Italianate, Georgian
NRHP reference No.	82003789 [1]
Added to NRHP	August 26, 1982

Chambersburg Historic District is a national historic district centered on the Memorial Fountain and Square of Chambersburg in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 159 contributing buildings in the central business district and immediately surrounding residential area of Chambersburg. The district has a number of notable examples of Georgian and Italianate style architecture. Notable buildings include the St. Paul United Methodist Church (1896), Professional Arts Building (c. 1914), Cumberland Valley National Bank, Cumberland Valley Railroad Station, First United Brethren Church (1899), firehouse, Presbyterian Church of the Falling Spring (1803), and the Suesserott House. Located in the district and separately listed are the Franklin County Jail, Franklin County Courthouse, John Brown House, Masonic Temple, Townhouse Row, and the Zion Reformed Church. ^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. John R. Schein, Jr. and Ray C. Hearne (July 31, 1980). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Chambersburg Historic District. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 20, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)