Womelsdorf Historic District

Womelsdorf Historic District

House in the Womelsdorf Historic District, April 2011
Location Roughly bounded by Water, 4th, Franklin and Jefferson Sts., Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°21′47″N 76°11′13″W / 40.36306°N 76.18694°W / 40.36306; -76.18694Coordinates: 40°21′47″N 76°11′13″W / 40.36306°N 76.18694°W / 40.36306; -76.18694
Area 7,052.3 acres (2,854.0 ha)
Built 1880
Architectural style Queen Anne, Italianate, Georgian
NRHP Reference # 82003764[1]
Added to NRHP March 10, 1982

Womelsdorf Historic District is a national historic district located in Womelsdorf, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses 237 contributing buildings in the borough of Womelsdorf. It includes residential and commercial buildings in a variety of architectural styles including Queen Anne, Italianate, and Georgian. Notable non-residential buildings include Stouch's Tavern (c. 1785), William Penn Hotel (1866), Conrad Weiser Inn (1897), and Brooklyn Hotel (c. 1877).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Anne Burkhardt; Sarah Kurtz & Rebecca Schiffer (August 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Womelsdorf Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-18.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/30/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.