Old Midtown Historic District (Harrisburg)
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The Old Midtown Historic District is a historic district
in the Midtown
neighborhood of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
. The district is located from Forster to Verbeke, and Front to Third street. It represents the first urbanized neighborhood in the city of Harrisburg. The area of Third street near Verbeke is known as the Historic Midtown Market District and is home to many unique boutiques, galleries and shops.
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 Midtown
Midtown (Harrisburg)
Midtown is a neighborhood in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Its zip code is 17102. The Midtown neighborhood is delineated by Forster Street to the south, Maclay Street to the north, 7th Street to the east, and the Susquehanna River to the west...
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...
. The district is located from Forster to Verbeke, and Front to Third street. It represents the first urbanized neighborhood in the city of Harrisburg. The area of Third street near Verbeke is known as the Historic Midtown Market District and is home to many unique boutiques, galleries and shops.
Places of Note
- Broad Street MarketBroad Street MarketThe Broad Street Market, founded in 1860, is located in the Midtown neighborhood of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in the United States. Originally established on Broad Street by the Verbeke family, it is today one of the oldest continuously operating farmers markets in the country.-History:During the...
- Midtown Arts Center
- Historic Harrisburg Resource Center
- Holocaust Memorial
- Sunken Gardens at Riverfront ParkRiverfront Park (Harrisburg)Riverfront Park is a public park in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.The park runs parallel to the Susquehanna River between the shoreline and Front Street from Vaughn Street South to Paxton Street. Riverfront Park offers picturesque views of the river, City Island, Wormleysburg and Blue Mountain in the...