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Glen Rock Historic District

Coordinates: 39°47′34″N 76°43′58″W / 39.79278°N 76.73278°W / 39.79278; -76.73278
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Glen Rock Historic District
Glen Rock Historic District is located in Pennsylvania
Glen Rock Historic District
Glen Rock Historic District is located in the United States
Glen Rock Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Glenvue Rd., Hanover, Manchester, Valley, Church and Center Sts., Shrewsbury Township, Glen Rock, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°47′34″N 76°43′58″W / 39.79278°N 76.73278°W / 39.79278; -76.73278
Area110 acres (45 ha)
Built1838
ArchitectDise, Joseph; Shewell, Jesse
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No.97000518[1]
Added to NRHPMay 30, 1997

The Glen Rock Historic District is a national historic district which is located in Glen Rock in York County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]

History and architectural features

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This district includes two hundred and eighty-seven contributing buildings, one contributing site, and four contributing structures, which were erected in the central business district and surrounding residential area of Glen Rock. The houses are mostly two-and-one-half-story, vernacular, wood-frame buildings that were built between 1838 and 1945, with some notable Queen Anne and Bungalow/craftsman-style dwellings.[2]

Notable buildings include the Philip Shaffer House, which was erected sometime around 1840, the "Castle," which was built in 1889, the Peoples Bank of Glen Rock, which was erected in 1912, the Glen Theatre, which was built in 1913, the Glen Rock Hose and Ladder Company, which was erected in 1904, the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, which was built in 1905, the Immanuel United Methodist Church, which was built in 1926, the Industrial Sewing Company, which was erected in 1916, the Glen Traditionals building, which was built in 1921, and the Accufab building, which was erected sometime around 1938.[2]

The contributing structure is the Northern Central Railway bridge, which was erected circa 1871.[2]

This district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved December 28, 2011. Note: This includes Kevin Hodge (January 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Glen Rock Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2011.