Stouchsburg Historic District

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Stouchsburg Historic District
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Location12–153 Main St., and Water St.,
Stouchsburg, Marion Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°21′47″N76°11′13″W / 40.36306°N 76.18694°W / 40.36306; -76.18694
Area47 acres (19 ha)
Architectural stylePennsylvania German Vern.
NRHP reference No. 85000071 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 8, 1985

The Stouchsburg Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Stouchsburg, Marion Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

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

History and architectural features

This district encompasses ninety-one contributing buildings that are located in the borough of Stouchsburg. It includes residential, commercial, and institutional buildings that are typical of Pennsylvania German architecture.

Notable buildings include the separately listed Peter Spycker House (c. 1750), the Marion House inn (c. 1830), the American House hotel (1871), the Samuel Keiser General Store and Post Office (c. 1866), Reeds' Church (1895), and the Marion Township Fire Hall (1916). [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Phoebe L. Hopkins (June 1984). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Stouchsburg Historic District. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 9, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)