East York Historic District

East York Historic District
House in the historic district
Location Bounded by Oxford St., Wallace St., Royal St., and Eastern Bvd., Springettsbury Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°58′27″N 76°41′17″W / 39.97417°N 76.68806°W / 39.97417; -76.68806Coordinates: 39°58′27″N 76°41′17″W / 39.97417°N 76.68806°W / 39.97417; -76.68806
Area 164 acres (66 ha)
Architect Lenker, Harry; Hamme, John B., et al.
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Prairie School, et al.
NRHP Reference # 99000326[1]
Added to NRHP March 12, 1999

East York Historic District is a national historic district located at Springettsbury Township in York County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 262 contributing buildings in the residential community of East York. The community was laid out in 1903, but the houses primarily built in the 1930s and 1940s. The community includes notable examples of Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, and Prairie School style dwellings. The district also includes the former school (1912), a three-story Art Deco-style apartment building (1936), and Advent Church.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1] <gallery mode=packed heights=140px"> File:Apt on Mkt East York YorkCo PA.JPG|Apartment building on Market Street File:Advent Lutheran East York YorkCo PA.JPG|Advent Lutheran Church File:1925 Market, East York YorkCo PA.JPG|1925 Market File:2125 Wewe East York YorkCo PA.JPG|Tudor-style house File:School East York PA.JPG|Hiestand School </gallery>

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (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 Carole W. Epler (December 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: East York Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-28.
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