Wrightsville Historic District

Wrightsville Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Lutheran church in Wrightsville Historic District, April 2011
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Location	Roughly bounded by the Susquehanna River, Vine, 4th, and Willow Sts., Wrightsville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°01′26″N76°31′41″W / 40.02389°N 76.52806°W / 40.02389; -76.52806
Area	129.5 acres (52.4 ha)
Built	1790
Built by	Multiple
Architectural style	Mixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods), Other, Federal, Georgian Vernacular
NRHP reference No.	83002291 [1]
Added to NRHP	September 12, 1983

The Wrightsville Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Wrightsville in York County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. ^[1]

History and architectural features

This district includes 350 contributing buildings and five contributing structures that are located in the central business district and surround residential areas of Wrightsville. A majority of the dwellings are small, frame, vernacular, workers' houses that date to the nineteenth century. More substantial brick and stone dwellings date to as early as the 1790s. Notable industrial buildings and structures include the Wrightsville Hardware Complex, the McConkey Building, the Wrightsville silk mill, and lime kilns. ^[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Jay R. Barshinger (January 1983). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Wrightsville Historic District. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 13, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)