Tamaqua Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Tamaqua Historic District

Tamaqua, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Listed
February 2, 2001
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
01000059

About this property

The Tamaqua Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Schuylkill Township and Tamaqua, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.

Location

Tamaqua, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
40.80029, -75.95646

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 01000059. It was listed on February 2, 2001.

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Anthracite Bank Building
Early Republic
0.9 mi
Summit Hill High School
Modern
4.7 mi

Nearby Battles

Lattimer Massacre, Pennsylvania 1897
1897Frontier
9.2 mi
Lattimer Massacre
1897Frontier
11.6 mi

Questions about this property

When was Tamaqua Historic District listed on the National Register?

Tamaqua Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 2, 2001.

What type of historic resource is Tamaqua Historic District?

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

What is the period of significance for Tamaqua Historic District?

The period of significance for Tamaqua Historic District is recorded as the listed era.

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