Morgantown Historic District (Morgantown, Pennsylvania)

Morgantown Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Morgantown Oddfellows Building, April 2011
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Location	Roughly, area surrounding Main St. between Walnut and Washington Sts., Caernarvon Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°09′20″N75°53′25″W / 40.15556°N 75.89028°W / 40.15556; -75.89028
Area	21.3 acres (8.6 ha)
Architectural style	Georgian, Late Victorian, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
NRHP reference No.	95001255 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 7, 1995

The Morgantown Historic District, also known as the Old Main Street Historic District, is a national historic district that is located in Caernarvon Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. ^[1]

History and architectural features

The district encompasses 104 contributing buildings, one contributing structure, and one contributing object in the village of Morgantown. These structures were built between 1790 and 1945, and are residential, commercial, and institutional buildings that were designed in a variety of popular architectural styles, including Georgian and Late Victorian. The oldest buildings were built primarily from brown sandstone. A primarily residential district, notable non-residential buildings include a tavern/hotel (c. 1800), an I.O.O.F. lodge/town meeting hall (1868), the Morgantown Garage (1920), and a fire hall (1921). Also located in the district are a contributing cemetery and war memorial. ^[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Carol Epler and Pamela Shenk (July 1995). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Morgantown Historic District. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 9, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)