Hunterstown Historic District

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Hunterstown Historic District
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Methodist Episcopal Church, built 1879
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LocationPennsylvania Route 394 and Granite Station Road, in Hunterstown, Straban Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°53′03″N77°09′36″W / 39.88417°N 77.16000°W / 39.88417; -77.16000
Area60 acres (24 ha)
Architectural styleEarly 19th-century vernacular
NRHP reference No. 79002154 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 15, 1979

The Hunterstown Historic District is a national historic district which is located in Hunterstown, Straban Township in Adams County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]

History and architectural features

This historic district includes forty-eight contributing buildings within the original perimeters of Hunterstown. They primarily date from the late eighteenth to the mid-nineteenth century and consist of log, frame, and brick residential buildings and a farm complex. Also located in the district is the separately listed Great Conewago Presbyterian Church. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Janet Smith and Susan M. Zacher (December 1999). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Hunterstown Historic District. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 7, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)