Rebersburg Historic District
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Rebersburg Historic District is a national historic district
located at Miles Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania
. The district includes 205 contributing buildings in Rebersburg. The district is almost exclusively residential with three churches, a small luncheonette, one grocery store and a post office
. Among the types of residential building types present are the row house, connected or double houses, Continental four-over-four, Pennsylvania four-over-four, and Victorian Gothic
type. Notable dwellings include the Jacob Major John Reynolds House (1820), Robert Tate House (1810), Daniel Walker House (1840), Philip Reitzell Tavern (1821), Colonel Henry Royer House (1823), John Bierly Sr., House (1830), Dr. John J. Hilbish House and Office (1853, Daniel Brungart House (1875), Emma J. Royer House (1897), and James E. Ziegler House (1908).
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1979.
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...
located at Miles Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania
Centre County, Pennsylvania
Centre County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 153,990....
. The district includes 205 contributing buildings in Rebersburg. The district is almost exclusively residential with three churches, a small luncheonette, one grocery store and a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
. Among the types of residential building types present are the row house, connected or double houses, Continental four-over-four, Pennsylvania four-over-four, and Victorian Gothic
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
type. Notable dwellings include the Jacob Major John Reynolds House (1820), Robert Tate House (1810), Daniel Walker House (1840), Philip Reitzell Tavern (1821), Colonel Henry Royer House (1823), John Bierly Sr., House (1830), Dr. John J. Hilbish House and Office (1853, Daniel Brungart House (1875), Emma J. Royer House (1897), and James E. Ziegler House (1908).
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1979.