Stouchsburg Historic District

Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States

United States historic place


Stouchsburg Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

149 Main Street
40°21′47″N 76°11′13″W / 40.36306°N 76.18694°W / 40.36306; -76.18694
Area	47 acres (19 ha)
Architectural style	Pennsylvania German Vern.
NRHP reference No.	85000071^[1]
Added to NRHP	January 8, 1985

The Stouchsburg Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Stouchsburg, Marion Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.^[1]

History and architectural features

This district encompasses ninety-one contributing buildings that are located in the borough of Stouchsburg. It includes residential, commercial, and institutional buildings that are typical of Pennsylvania German architecture.

Notable buildings include the separately listed Peter Spycker House (c. 1750), the Marion House inn (c. 1830), the American House hotel (1871), the Samuel Keiser General Store and Post Office (c. 1866), Reeds' Church (1895), and the Marion Township Fire Hall (1916).^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.^[1]

Gallery

Zion & St. John's Reeds Lutheran Church
Marion Fire Company
Former American House hotel
Main Street, west end
Amish buggy on Main Street

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Phoebe L. Hopkins (June 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Stouchsburg Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved September 18, 2012.