Mount Pleasant Historic District (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)
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The Mount Pleasant Historic District is a historic district
in the western part of the Allison Hill
neighborhood of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
. It is located from Market to Brookwood and Allison Hill Bluff to 19th street. It is the oldest section of Allison Hill, representing Harrisburg's early development to the east of downtown. It is home to mostly Victorian architecture
.
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
in the western part of the Allison Hill
Allison Hill (Harrisburg)
Allison Hill is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is located directly east of downtown Harrisburg on a bluff overlooking the older original borough along the Susquehanna River...
neighborhood of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 49,528, making it the ninth largest city in Pennsylvania...
. It is located from Market to Brookwood and Allison Hill Bluff to 19th street. It is the oldest section of Allison Hill, representing Harrisburg's early development to the east of downtown. It is home to mostly Victorian architecture
Victorian architecture
The term Victorian architecture refers collectively to several architectural styles employed predominantly during the middle and late 19th century. The period that it indicates may slightly overlap the actual reign, 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901, of Queen Victoria. This represents the British and...
.
Places of note
- Carson Stamm Mansion
- McFarland Press Building
- Old Webster Elementary School
- Sylvan Heights Mansion
See also
- List of Harrisburg neighborhoods
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania