National Register of Historic Places listings in Adams County, Pennsylvania

Summary


This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Adams County, Pennsylvania.

Location of Adams County in Pennsylvania

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.[1]

There are 35 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. One site is further designated as a National Historic Site and another is designated as a National Military Park. Another property was once listed but has been removed.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted April 12, 2024.[2]

Current listings edit

[3] Name on the Register Image Date listed[4] Location Municipality Description
1 John Abbott House
 
John Abbott House
February 22, 1980
(#80003394)
East King Street
39°53′14″N 76°58′55″W / 39.887222°N 76.981944°W / 39.887222; -76.981944 (John Abbott House)
Abbottstown
2 Adams County Courthouse
 
Adams County Courthouse
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October 1, 1974
(#74001728)
Baltimore and West Middle Streets
39°49′46″N 77°13′53″W / 39.829583°N 77.231389°W / 39.829583; -77.231389 (Adams County Courthouse)
Gettysburg
3 Black Horse Tavern
 
Black Horse Tavern
March 30, 1978
(#78002331)
West of Gettysburg on Pennsylvania Route 116
39°49′08″N 77°17′02″W / 39.818889°N 77.283889°W / 39.818889; -77.283889 (Black Horse Tavern)
Cumberland Township
4 Bridge in Cumberland Township
 
Bridge in Cumberland Township
June 22, 1988
(#88000866)
Legislative Route 01002 over Marsh Creek, near Greenmount
39°45′27″N 77°17′06″W / 39.7575°N 77.285°W / 39.7575; -77.285 (Bridge in Cumberland Township)
Cumberland and Freedom Townships
5 Carbaugh Run Rhyolite Quarry Site (36AD30) January 15, 1986
(#86000817)
Atop Snaggy Ridge, west of Carbaugh Run[5]
39°53′02″N 77°27′26″W / 39.884°N 77.4573°W / 39.884; -77.4573 (Carbaugh Run Rhyolite Quarry Site (36AD30))
Franklin Township
6 Cline's Church of the United Brethren in Christ
 
Cline's Church of the United Brethren in Christ
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August 22, 2002
(#02000894)
Cline's Church Road, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) south of Pennsylvania Route 34, near Menallen
40°00′02″N 77°13′14″W / 40.000556°N 77.220556°W / 40.000556; -77.220556 (Cline's Church of the United Brethren in Christ)
Menallen Township
7 Conewago Chapel
 
Conewago Chapel
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January 29, 1975
(#75001604)
3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Hanover
39°49′08″N 77°02′17″W / 39.818889°N 77.038056°W / 39.818889; -77.038056 (Conewago Chapel)
Conewago Township
8 Dobbin House
 
Dobbin House
March 26, 1973
(#73001584)
89 Steinwehr Avenue
39°49′22″N 77°13′58″W / 39.822778°N 77.232778°W / 39.822778; -77.232778 (Dobbin House)
Gettysburg
9 East Berlin Historic District
 
East Berlin Historic District
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September 30, 1985
(#85002693)
Portions of King, Harrisburg, and Abbottstown Streets
39°56′17″N 76°58′56″W / 39.938056°N 76.982222°W / 39.938056; -76.982222 (East Berlin Historic District)
East Berlin
10 Eisenhower National Historic Site
 
Eisenhower National Historic Site
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November 27, 1967
(#67000017)
200 Eisenhower Farm Lane, near Gettysburg
39°47′45″N 77°16′02″W / 39.795833°N 77.267222°W / 39.795833; -77.267222 (Eisenhower National Historic Site)
Cumberland Township
11 Fairfield Historic District
 
Fairfield Historic District
May 18, 2000
(#00000518)
Roughly bounded by Landis Drive, Steelman Street, Wortz Drive, and the northwestern borough boundary
39°47′36″N 77°22′10″W / 39.793333°N 77.369444°W / 39.793333; -77.369444 (Fairfield Historic District)
Fairfield
12 Fairfield Inn
 
Fairfield Inn
April 2, 1973
(#73001583)
Main Street
39°47′13″N 77°22′11″W / 39.787°N 77.369597°W / 39.787; -77.369597 (Fairfield Inn)
Fairfield
13 Gettysburg Armory
 
Gettysburg Armory
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April 18, 1990
(#90000422)
315 West Confederate Avenue
39°49′37″N 77°14′38″W / 39.826944°N 77.243889°W / 39.826944; -77.243889 (Gettysburg Armory)
Gettysburg
14 Gettysburg Battlefield Historic District
 
Gettysburg Battlefield Historic District
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March 19, 1975
(#75000155)
Town of Gettysburg and its environs
39°48′59″N 77°13′49″W / 39.816389°N 77.230278°W / 39.816389; -77.230278 (Gettysburg Battlefield Historic District)
Cumberland Township, Gettysburg, and Highland Township
15 Gettysburg National Military Park
 
Gettysburg National Military Park
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October 15, 1966
(#66000642)
Gettysburg National Military Park, near Gettysburg
39°48′43″N 77°14′39″W / 39.811944°N 77.244167°W / 39.811944; -77.244167 (Gettysburg National Military Park)
Cumberland, Highland, and Straban Townships
16 Great Conewago Presbyterian Church
 
Great Conewago Presbyterian Church
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December 27, 1974
(#74001730)
Church Road, near Hunterstown
39°53′15″N 77°09′46″W / 39.8875°N 77.162778°W / 39.8875; -77.162778 (Great Conewago Presbyterian Church)
Straban Township
17 Heikes Covered Bridge
 
Heikes Covered Bridge
August 25, 1980
(#80003396)
North of Heidlersburg on Township 5857
39°58′41″N 77°08′47″W / 39.978056°N 77.146389°W / 39.978056; -77.146389 (Heikes Covered Bridge)
Huntington and Tyrone Townships
18 Horner House and Barn
 
Horner House and Barn
May 24, 2007
(#07000468)
20 Horner Road
39°43′41″N 77°14′59″W / 39.728056°N 77.249722°W / 39.728056; -77.249722 (Horner House and Barn)
Cumberland Township
19 Hunterstown Historic District
 
Hunterstown Historic District
May 15, 1979
(#79002154)
Pennsylvania Route 394 and Granite Station Road, in Hunterstown
39°53′03″N 77°09′36″W / 39.884167°N 77.16°W / 39.884167; -77.16 (Hunterstown Historic District)
Straban Township
20 Jacks Mountain Covered Bridge
 
Jacks Mountain Covered Bridge
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August 25, 1980
(#80003397)
Southwest of Fairfield on Legislative Route 01053, near Iron Springs
39°46′01″N 77°23′13″W / 39.766944°N 77.386944°W / 39.766944; -77.386944 (Jacks Mountain Covered Bridge)
Carroll Valley and Hamiltonban Township
21 John's Burnt Mill Bridge
 
John's Burnt Mill Bridge
December 16, 1974
(#74001731)
Southwest of New Oxford on Township 428
39°49′56″N 77°04′47″W / 39.832222°N 77.079722°W / 39.832222; -77.079722 (John's Burnt Mill Bridge)
Mount Pleasant and Oxford Townships
22 Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Church
 
Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Church
October 15, 1980
(#80003399)
Southeast of Orrtanna on Legislative Route 01002
39°48′42″N 77°19′59″W / 39.811667°N 77.333056°W / 39.811667; -77.333056 (Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Church)
Highland Township
23 Lutheran Theological Seminary-Old Dorm
 
Lutheran Theological Seminary-Old Dorm
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May 3, 1974
(#74001729)
Seminary Ridge, Lutheran Theological Seminary campus
39°49′55″N 77°14′41″W / 39.831944°N 77.244722°W / 39.831944; -77.244722 (Lutheran Theological Seminary-Old Dorm)
Gettysburg
24 Mason and Dixon West Line Milestone Markers 76 and 77 August 21, 2018
(#100002789)
716 Mason Dixon Rd.
39°43′12″N 77°13′15″W / 39.720000°N 77.220833°W / 39.720000; -77.220833 (Mason and Dixon West Line Milestone Markers 76 and 77)
Cumberland Township Extends into Frederick County, Maryland
25 Jacob and Juliana Middlekauff House
 
Jacob and Juliana Middlekauff House
January 17, 2017
(#100000500)
530 Flohrs Church Rd.
39°52′23″N 77°20′29″W / 39.872970°N 77.341371°W / 39.872970; -77.341371 (Jacob and Juliana Middlekauff House)
Franklin Township
26 Pennsylvania Hall, Gettysburg College
 
Pennsylvania Hall, Gettysburg College
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March 16, 1972
(#72001087)
Gettysburg College campus
39°50′06″N 77°14′05″W / 39.835°N 77.234722°W / 39.835; -77.234722 (Pennsylvania Hall, Gettysburg College)
Gettysburg
27 Pleasant Grove School
 
Pleasant Grove School
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September 4, 2012
(#12000603)
4084 Baltimore Pike, Germantown
39°45′51″N 77°08′16″W / 39.764041°N 77.137649°W / 39.764041; -77.137649 (Pleasant Grove School)
Mount Joy Township part of the Educational Resources of Pennsylvania Multiple Property Submission (MPS)
28 Pond Mill Bridge
 
Pond Mill Bridge
June 22, 1988
(#88000816)
Legislative Route 01009 over Bermudian Creek, near Bermudian
39°59′45″N 77°03′31″W / 39.995833°N 77.058611°W / 39.995833; -77.058611 (Pond Mill Bridge)
Latimore Township
29 Rock Creek-White Run Union Hospital Complex
 
Rock Creek-White Run Union Hospital Complex
May 18, 2000
(#00000520)
Baltimore Pike, Goulden Road, and White Church Road, near Mount Joy
39°47′20″N 77°11′59″W / 39.788889°N 77.199722°W / 39.788889; -77.199722 (Rock Creek-White Run Union Hospital Complex)
Cumberland Township, Gettysburg, and Mount Joy Township
30 Sauck's Covered Bridge
 
Sauck's Covered Bridge
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August 25, 1980
(#80003395)
Waterworks Road over Marsh Creek
39°47′51″N 77°16′35″W / 39.7975°N 77.276389°W / 39.7975; -77.276389 (Sauck's Covered Bridge)
Cumberland and Freedom Townships
31 Sheads House
 
Sheads House
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December 8, 1976
(#76001592)
331 Buford Avenue
39°50′03″N 77°14′35″W / 39.834167°N 77.243056°W / 39.834167; -77.243056 (Sheads House)
Gettysburg
32 Spangler-Benner Farm
 
Spangler-Benner Farm
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October 29, 1992
(#92001493)
230 Benner Road, near Gettysburg
39°44′39″N 77°13′34″W / 39.744167°N 77.226111°W / 39.744167; -77.226111 (Spangler-Benner Farm)
Mount Joy Township
33 Thomas Brothers Store
 
Thomas Brothers Store
August 15, 2008
(#08000780)
4 South Main Street
39°55′49″N 77°14′53″W / 39.93032°N 77.24792°W / 39.93032; -77.24792 (Thomas Brothers Store)
Biglerville
34 Wirts House
 
Wirts House
January 22, 1992
(#91002010)
798 Schrivers Corner Road (Pennsylvania Route 394), near Gettysburg
39°53′45″N 77°11′58″W / 39.895833°N 77.199444°W / 39.895833; -77.199444 (Wirts House)
Straban Township
35 John Zeigler Farm House May 7, 1992
(#92000395)
1281 Mountain Road, near York Springs
40°02′56″N 77°07′02″W / 40.048889°N 77.117222°W / 40.048889; -77.117222 (John Zeigler Farm House)
Latimore Township

Former listings edit

[3] Name on the Register Image Date listedDate removed Location Municipality Description
1 Conewago Mass House October 19, 1978
(#78002332)
January 11, 1996 North of McSherrystown on Pennsylvania Route 476, Conewago Township
McSherrystown Destroyed by fire in August 1995.
2 Conewago Chapel Covered Bridge August 26, 1980
(#80003398)
June 27, 1986 Legislative Route 01060
McSherrystown Destroyed by arsonist on June 14, 1985.[6]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  2. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved April 12, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  5. ^ Location derived from its NRHP nomination form; the NRIS lists the site as "Address Restricted"
  6. ^ "Arson fire destroys Blue Springs covered bridge". The Gettysburg Times. June 15, 1985. p. 1. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.