Northumberland Historic District

Roughly bounded by Fourth and A Sts., North Shore RR and Wheatley Ave., Northumberland, Pennsylvania. County/parish: Northumberland.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 18, 1988. NRIS 88002313.

161 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • Pries
  • See Also:Priestley, Dr. Joseph, House (Cross Keys Inn)

From Wikipedia:

Northumberland Historic District

The Northumberland Historic District is a historic district listed in the US government's National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The "gem" of the district is a National Historic Landmark, the Joseph Priestley House. It includes one other separately Registered Historic Place, the Dr. Joseph Priestley House, also known as the "Priestley-Forsyth Memorial Library". It is bordered roughly by 4th Street, A Street, N. Shore Railroad, and Wheatley Avenue in Northumberland, Pennsylvania.

In 1988 there were more than 100 contributing structures and 73 non-contributing structures in the district.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71996822

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