National Register of Historic Places

Old Pottstown Historic District

Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Listed
September 4, 1985
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
85001955

About this property

The Old Pottstown Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, with a boundary increase in 1991. This district encompasses 956 contributing buildings and one contributing site that are located in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Pottstown. It features a variety of residential buildings, such as workers' home and residences of prominent and wealthy citizens that were designed in a variety of architectural styles, including Late Victorian, Gothic Revival, and Federal. Also located in this district is the separately-listed Pottsgrove Mansion. Notable non-residential buildings are the Italianate-style commercial buildings on High Street, 1725 Roller Mills, the Reading Railroad station (1928), the Doehler-Jarvis castings plant, the Light Foundry building (1880), the Ecker Building (c. 1910), the Weitzenkorn Building, the Security Trust Building (1888), the Elks Home (1896), the Pottstown Library (1920), the Pottstown Borough Hall (1924), the Masonic Temple (1926), Christ Episcopal Church (1872), First Methodist Church (1869), and St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church (1891). Also located in the district is the Searles Memorial Methodist Church (1911), which was designed by architect Joseph Miller Huston (1866–1940). This district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, with a boundary increase in 1991.

Location

Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
40.24656, -75.64808

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Nearby Historic Sites

Old Pottstown Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Listed
0 mi
Reading Railroad Pottstown Station
Industrial
0.2 mi
Pottstown Roller Mill
Industrial
0.3 mi
Meyerhoff, Son and Company Building
Industrial
0.3 mi
Jefferson Elementary School
Industrial
0.5 mi

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When was Old Pottstown Historic District listed on the National Register?

Old Pottstown Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 4, 1985.

What type of historic resource is Old Pottstown Historic District?

Old Pottstown Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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