East Berlin Historic District

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East Berlin Historic District
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East Berlin Log Cabin, April 2011
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LocationPortions of King, Harrisburg and Abbottstown St., East Berlin, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°56′17″N76°58′56″W / 39.93806°N 76.98222°W / 39.93806; -76.98222
Area40 acres (16 ha)
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Georgian, Federal
NRHP reference No. 85002693 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 30, 1985

East Berlin Historic District is a national historic district located at East Berlin in Adams County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 177 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of East Berlin. They primarily date from the third quarter of the 18th to the early-20th century. It includes a notable collection of 18th century log and stone dwellings. Notable buildings include 426 W. King Street (c. 1780), 414 W. King Street, 412 W. King Street (1790), 400 W. King Street (1897), 210 W. King Street (c. 1860), 200–202 W. King Street, 110 W. King Street, 105–107 W. King Street, 127 W. King Street, 529 W. King Street, 115–117 E. King Street, 119–121 E. King Street, 104 Fourth Street (East Berlin Jaycees Hall), and Church School House. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]

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References

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