Lewisburg is a borough in Union County, Pennsylvania, United States, 30 miles (48 km) south by southeast of Williamsport and 60 miles (97 km) north of Harrisburg. In the past, it was the commercial center for a fertile grain and general farming region. The population was 5,792 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Union County. Located in central Pennsylvania's Susquehanna River Valley, on the West Branch Susquehanna River, Lewisburg is northwest of Sunbury. It is home to Bucknell University and is near the Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary. Its 19th-century downtown is on the National Register of Historic Places. Lewisburg is the principal city of the Lewisburg, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area, and is also part of the larger Bloomsburg-Berwick-Sunbury, PA Combined Statistical Area.
The Senator Walter Lowrie Shaw House is a historic home located in downtown Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is known in the area for being the home of Butler's only United States Senator, Walter Lowrie. The structure was built in 1828, and is a 2 1/2-story, brick dwelling on a cut stone foundation. It has a slate covered gable roof. The front section measures 48 feet by 38 feet and has a two-story, shed roofed rear wing. A front porch was added about 1870–1880. It is considered the last of its kind in the city of Butler. The house is situated behind the Butler County Courthouse, houses the Butler County Historical Society's office, and is maintained as a museum by the Society.
The Bost Building, also known as Columbia Hotel, is located on East Eighth Avenue in Homestead, Pennsylvania, United States. Built just before the 1892 Homestead Strike, it was used as headquarters by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers and for reporters covering the confrontation. It is the only significant building associated with the strike that remains intact. It is a contributing property to the Homestead Historic District. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1999.
The Asa Packer Mansion is a historic house museum on Packer Road in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, United States. Completed in 1861, it was the home of Asa Packer (1805–1879), a coal and railroad magnate and founder of Lehigh University. It is one of the best preserved Italianate Villa homes in the United States, with original Victorian furnishings and finishes. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1985.
Gen. William Montgomery House is a historic home located at Danville in Montour County, Pennsylvania. It is a 2 1⁄2-story stone house with a pedimented gable roof. The main house is three bays by two bays. Attached to the stone structure is a gable-roofed, 2 1⁄2-story log and frame structure, thought to have been the original Montgomery House and constructed about 1777. It was the home of the developer of Danville, Gen. William Montgomery (1736–1816).
Seipsville Hotel, also known as Seip's Hotel, Seip's Tavern, and Seipsville Rib House, is a historic inn and tavern located at Palmer Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1760, and is a 2 1/2 story, 4 bay fieldstone building with an adjoining 1 1/2-story spring house. It has a gable roof with two gable end brick chimneys. In addition to being an inn and tavern, the building houses a post office, polling place, and community meeting center. It is now operated as a bed and breakfast known as the Seipsville Inn.
Russell House, also known as Pate Funeral Home, is a historic home located at Bedford in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1815-1816, and is a 2 1/2-story, 5-bay by 3-bay, brick dwelling in the late-Georgian style. A two-story rear ell was added about 1840-1845. The tin-covered gable roof has three gable roof frame dormers.
Cumberland Valley Railroad Station and Station Master's House, also known as the Mechanicsburg Railroad Station, is a historic railway station and house located at Mechanicsburg in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. The station was built about 1875 by the Cumberland Valley Railroad. It is a 1 1/2-story, brick building with a gable roof. It measures 52 feet by 27 feet. The station master's house is located adjacent to the station, and is a 2 1/2-story, brick building with a gable roof.
John Corbley Farm, also known as Slave Gallant, is a historic home located at Greene Township in Greene County, Pennsylvania. The house was built about 1796, as a two-story, five bay, brick dwelling on a stone foundation. It has a gable roof. Its builder, Rev. John Corbly (1733–1803), was a founder of the local Baptist church and rebel associated with the Whiskey Rebellion. In 1782, his family was massacred in the Corbly Family massacre. The farm name of 'Slave Gallant' derived from Slieve Gallion in Ireland, which was nearby where John Corbley was born and raised before emigrating to Pennsylvania.
The George K. Heller School, also known as the Cheltenham Center for the Arts, is a historic school building located in Ashmead Village, Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was originally built in 1883 to house the first Cheltenham High School, and expanded in 1893 and 1906. Later additions took place between 1963 and 1969, after it was converted to the Cheltenham Center for the Arts. The stone school building ranges from 1 1/2- to 2 1/2-stories and has intersecting gable roofs. The roof is topped by a square cupola. A school was located on this site as early as 1795 and it was considered the oldest public school site in continuous use at the time of its closing in 1953.
Lewisburg is a historic railroad freight station located at Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania. It was originally constructed by the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad in 1884. It is a 1 1/2-story, brick and frame building in an eclectic Late Victorian style. The roof consists of a hipped form at the north end and jerkin head gable at the south. It features wide overhanging eaves, exposed rafters, and freight platform. It was abandoned by Conrail in the 1970s, then restored and adapted for office use in 1986.
Chamberlin Iron Front Building is a historic commercial building located at Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1868, and is a three-story, brick building with a two-story rear addition in the Italianate style. It measures 56 feet wide and 160 feet deep. The main section has a flat roof and the addition a gable roof. It features a cast-iron front manufactured in Danville, Pennsylvania. Over the years the building has housed a general store, shoe store, feed store, and post office, as well as fraternal organizations on the upper floors.
Lewisburg Armory is a historic National Guard armory located at East Buffalo Township, Union County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1938, and is an "I-plan" building consisting of a two-story administration section with one-story wings, 1 1/2-story drill hall, and 2-story stable. The building is built of brick and concrete block and executed in the Moderne style. The administration section has a hipped roof, the drill hall an arched roof, and stable a flat roof.
Slifer House, also known as Administration Building-Evangelical Home, is a historic home located at Kelly Township, Union County, Pennsylvania. It was designed by noted Philadelphia architect Samuel Sloan and built in 1861, as a country home for Lewisburg merchant Eli Slifer (1818-1888). It has a 2 1/2-story, brick, square main section, with two rectangular rear wings. The main section has a hipped roof with cross gables in a Victorian style. It features wraparound and two-story porches and a four-story square tower. It has housed elder care facilities since 1916, when it was purchased by the Evangelical Association.
Lewisburg Historic District is a national historic district located at Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 853 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, 11 contributing structures, and 2 contributing objects in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Lewisburg. Notable buildings include the Derr House (1773), 19th century and early-20th century Bucknell University buildings including Old Main and Bucknell Hall, Union County Courthouse (1856), U.S. Courthouse and Post Office (1933), Himmelreich Library (1902), First Presbyterian Church (1856), Christ Lutheran Church (1901), Union National Bank (1899), McClure Building (1913), Campus Theatre (1939), and the Buffalo Mills (1883). Also located in the district are the separately listed Chamberlin Iron Front Building, Packwood House-American Hotel, and Reading Railroad Freight Station. Contributing sites are the Lewisburg Cemetery and Soldiers Memorial Field. The contributing structures include five railroad bridges and the contributing objects are the Soldiers Memorial Monument (1901) and a commemorative plaque.
Henry Fisher House is a historic home located in Oley Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1798 and 1801, and is a 2 1/2-story, five bay by two bay, limestone dwelling with a steeply pitched gable roof. It has a two-story, rear kitchen addition with a flat roof. The main house has a Georgian center hall plan. The Fisher family has lived in the house since it was completed.
Kemp's Hotel is a historic inn and tavern building located at Maxatawny Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1740, and is a 2 1/2-story, rectangular limestone building. A two-story, four bay, western addition and one-story rear wing was built in 1852. The building has a slate covered gable roof.
Oxford Hotel is a historic hotel located in Oxford, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It is a four-story, brick structure in the Italianate style. The original hotel was built in 1853, and was a three-story, brick "L"-shaped structure with a steeply pitched gable roof. The building was later enlarged and modified in 1888, 1894, and 1924. The building has been converted to apartments.
Philip Dougherty Tavern, also known as the Humphreyville Hotel, is a historic inn and tavern located in East Fallowfield Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It is directly across the road from the Philip Dougherty House. It was built about 1778, and is a two-story, six bay, stuccoed stone structure with a gable roof. The Marquis de Lafayette stopped for lunch at the tavern on his grand tour in 1825.
John Ferron House is a historic home located in Londonderry Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It is located opposite St. Malachi Church, and was the property of the church's builder / carpenter John Ferron. It was built about 1838, and is a two-story, two bay, banked stone dwelling with a gable roof. It has a shed roofed frame addition. Also on the property is a contributing root cellar with an arched brick entry.
