Roughly bounded by Ave. A, Harvard Ave., 8th & Tomb Sts., Palmerton, Pennsylvania. County/parish: Carbon.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 19, 2018. NRIS 13000743.
1210 contributing buildings. 3 contributing sites. 5 contributing structures.
The Palmerton Historic District is a national historic district located in Palmerton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania. Bordered roughly by Tomb Street, Avenue A, 8th Street, and Harvard Avenue, it encompasses 1,262 contributing buildings, seven contributing structures (five railroad bridges, one road bridge, and one park gazebo), and four contributing sites (three parks and a cemetery), as well as 475 noncontributing buildings and 13 noncontributing sites where previously demolished resources had been located. Usage functions range from commercial and industrial to institutional to residential in nature. This district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 19, 2018 in recognition of its significance in community planning and development.
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