Morgantown Historic District (Morgantown, Pennsylvania)

Morgantown Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Morgantown Oddfellows Building, April 2011
Location	Roughly, area surrounding Main St. between Walnut and Washington Sts., Caernarvon Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°09′20″N 75°53′25″W / 40.15556°N 75.89028°WCoordinates: 40°09′20″N 75°53′25″W / 40.15556°N 75.89028°W
Area	21.3 acres (8.6 ha)
Architectural style	Georgian, Late Victorian, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
NRHP Reference #	95001255[1]
Added to NRHP	November 7, 1995

Morgantown Historic District, also known as Old Main Street Historic District, is a national historic district located in Caernarvon Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses 104 contributing buildings, 1 contributing structure, and 1 contributing object in the village of Morgantown built between about 1790 and 1945. It includes residential, commercial, and institutional buildings in a variety of popular architectural styles including Georgian and Late Victorian. The oldest buildings are mostly built of brown sandstone. A primarily residential district, notable non-residential buildings include a tavern / hotel (c. 1800), I.O.O.F. lodge / town meeting hall (1868), Morgantown Garage (1920), and fire hall (1921). Also in the district are a contributing cemetery and war memorial.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Carol Epler and Pamela Shenk (July 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Morgantown Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-18.