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This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania. There are 169 in the state. Listed in the tables below are the 102 NHLs outside Philadelphia. For the 67 within Philadelphia, see List of National Historic Landmarks in Philadelphia.

Three of these sites are shared with other states and are credited by the National Park Service as being located in those other states: the Delaware and Hudson Canal (centered in New York but extending into Pennsylvania); the Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey (on the OhioPennsylvania border); and the Minisink Archeological Site, on the New Jersey-Pennsylvania border.

National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania (excluding Philadelphia)

Following are National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania, but outside Philadelphia. For consistency, the National Historic Landmark name is used to label each one.

[1] Landmark name Image Date designated [2] Location County Description
1 1762 Waterworks
1762 Waterworks
1762 Waterworks
May 29, 1981
( #72001142)
Bethlehem
40°37′09″N 75°23′00″W / 40.619167°N 75.383333°W / 40.619167; -75.383333 (1762 Waterworks)
Northampton The oldest municipal waterworks in the nation.
2 Edward G. Acheson House
Edward G. Acheson House
Edward G. Acheson House
May 11, 1976
( #76001679)
Monongahela

908 Main Street

40°12′20″N 79°56′02″W / 40.205638°N 79.933776°W / 40.205638; -79.933776 (Edward G. Acheson House)
Washington Home of self-taught inventor-engineer Edward G. Acheson, where in 1891 he invented carborundum.
3 Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail
Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail
Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail
May 11, 1976
( #73001586)
Pittsburgh
436 Grant Street

40°26′18″N 79°59′46″W / 40.4384°N 79.9961°W / 40.4384; -79.9961 (Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail)
Allegheny Spectacular jail and courthouse designed by architect Henry Hobson Richardson in a Romanesque style.
4 Allegheny Portage Railroad of the Pennsylvania Canal
Allegheny Portage Railroad of the Pennsylvania Canal
Allegheny Portage Railroad of the Pennsylvania Canal
December 29, 1962
( #66000648)
Johnstown
40°27′15″N 78°32′25″W / 40.454167°N 78.540278°W / 40.454167; -78.540278 (Allegheny Portage Railroad of the Pennsylvania Canal)
Blair Railroad that transported canalboats over the Allegheny Mountains, between the eastern and western sections of the Pennsylvania Canal; regarded as a technological marvel.
5 Andalusia
1976 HABS photo
Andalusia
November 13, 1966
( #66000649)
Andalusia
40°03′43″N 74°57′30″W / 40.061944°N 74.958333°W / 40.061944; -74.958333 (Andalusia)
Bucks Greek Revival residence of Nicholas Biddle, head of the Second Bank of the United States.
6 Henry Antes House
Henry Antes House
Henry Antes House
April 27, 1992
( #75001657)
Pottstown
40°17′25″N 75°32′26″W / 40.290321°N 75.540558°W / 40.290321; -75.540558 (Henry Antes House)
Montgomery Headquarters of George Washington, September 23 to 26, 1777. [3]
7 Augustus Lutheran Church
HABS photo
Augustus Lutheran Church
December 24, 1967
( #67000019)
Trappe
40°12′03″N 75°28′50″W / 40.200781°N 75.480545°W / 40.200781; -75.480545 (Augustus Lutheran Church)
Montgomery
8 Bedford Springs Hotel Historic District
Bedford Springs Hotel Historic District
Bedford Springs Hotel Historic District
July 17, 1991
( #84001413)
Bedford
39°59′47″N 78°30′28″W / 39.996389°N 78.507778°W / 39.996389; -78.507778 (Bedford Springs Hotel Historic District)
Bedford
9 Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey
Front of the monument
Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey
June 23, 1965
( #66000606)
Ohioville, PA and East Liverpool, OH
40°38′26″N 80°31′10″W / 40.640487°N 80.519377°W / 40.640487; -80.519377 (Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey)
Beaver, PA and Columbiana, OH
10 Beth Sholom Synagogue
Beth Sholom Synagogue
Beth Sholom Synagogue
March 29, 2007
( #07000430)
Elkins Park

8231 Old York Road

40°04′56″N 75°07′36″W / 40.082222°N 75.126667°W / 40.082222; -75.126667 (Beth Sholom Synagogue)
Montgomery Frank Lloyd Wright designed it. The American Institute of Architects and National Trust for Historic Preservation commented upon it.
11 Bomberger's Distillery
Bomberger's Distillery
Bomberger's Distillery
January 16, 1980
( #75001649)
Newmanstown
40°16′30″N 76°19′13″W / 40.275034°N 76.320199°W / 40.275034; -76.320199 (Bomberger's Distillery)
Lebanon
12 Bost Building
Bost Building
Bost Building
January 20, 1999
( #99000627)
Homestead
621–623 East 8th Avenue

40°24′33″N 79°54′16″W / 40.40912°N 79.90436°W / 40.40912; -79.90436 (Bost Building)
Allegheny Headquarters of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers during the Homestead Strike.
13 Braddock Carnegie Library
Braddock Carnegie Library
Braddock Carnegie Library
March 2, 2012
( #73001585)
Braddock
40°24′07″N 79°51′56″W / 40.401869°N 79.865425°W / 40.401869; -79.865425 (Braddock Carnegie Library)
Allegheny First Carnegie library built in the United States.
14 David Bradford House
David Bradford House
David Bradford House
July 28, 1983
( #73001668)
Washington

175 South Main Street

40°10′06″N 80°14′41″W / 40.168201°N 80.244776°W / 40.168201; -80.244776 (David Bradford House)
Washington A home of David Bradford.
15 Brandywine Battlefield
Brandywine Battlefield
Brandywine Battlefield
January 20, 1961
( #66000660)
Chadds Ford
39°52′31″N 75°34′31″W / 39.875278°N 75.575278°W / 39.875278; -75.575278 (Brandywine Battlefield)
Delaware Site of the 1777 Battle of Brandywine.
16 William Brinton 1704 House
1958 HABS photo
William Brinton 1704 House
December 24, 1967
( #67000018)
Dilworthtown
39°53′40″N 75°33′40″W / 39.894424°N 75.560993°W / 39.894424; -75.560993 (William Brinton 1704 House)
Delaware
17 Bryn Athyn Historic District
Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Bryn Athyn Historic District
October 6, 2008
( #08001087)
Bryn Athyn
40°08′04″N 75°03′48″W / 40.134444°N 75.063333°W / 40.134444; -75.063333 (Bryn Athyn Historic District)
Montgomery
18 James Buchanan House (Wheatland)
James Buchanan House
James Buchanan House (Wheatland)
July 4, 1961
( #66000669)
Lancaster
40°02′37″N 76°19′45″W / 40.043584°N 76.329183°W / 40.043584; -76.329183 (James Buchanan House (Wheatland))
Lancaster Home of James Buchanan while he was President and in his final years.
19 Pearl S. Buck House
Pearl S. Buck House
Pearl S. Buck House
January 16, 1980
( #74001755)
Perkasie

520 Dublin Road

40°21′36″N 75°13′11″W / 40.36°N 75.219722°W / 40.36; -75.219722 (Pearl S. Buck House)
Bucks A home of author Pearl S. Buck.
20 Buckingham Friends Meeting House
Buckingham Friends Meeting House
Buckingham Friends Meeting House
July 31, 2003
( #97000291)
Buckingham Township

5684 Lower York Road

40°20′56″N 75°02′27″W / 40.348889°N 75.040833°W / 40.348889; -75.040833 (Buckingham Friends Meeting House)
Bucks Associated with the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).
21 Bushy Run Battlefield
Bushy Run Battlefield
Bushy Run Battlefield
October 9, 1960
( #66000696)
Harrison City

2 miles E. of Harrison City on PA Route 993

40°21′19″N 79°37′12″W / 40.355278°N 79.62°W / 40.355278; -79.62 (Bushy Run Battlefield)
Westmoreland Site of the Battle of Bushy Run during Pontiac's Rebellion.
22 Cambria Iron Company
1958 HEAR photo
Cambria Iron Company
June 22, 1989
( #89001101)
Johnstown
40°20′10″N 78°55′23″W / 40.336°N 78.923°W / 40.336; -78.923 (Cambria Iron Company)
Cambria
23 Simon Cameron House
Simon Cameron House
Simon Cameron House
May 15, 1975
( #73001620)
Harrisburg

219 South Front Street

40°15′23″N 76°52′45″W / 40.256523°N 76.879108°W / 40.256523; -76.879108 (Simon Cameron House)
Dauphin A home of Simon Cameron who had some association under Abraham Lincoln.
24 Carlisle Indian School
Carlisle Indian School
Carlisle Indian School
July 4, 1961
( #66000658)
Carlisle
40°12′32″N 77°10′41″W / 40.209°N 77.178°W / 40.209; -77.178 (Carlisle Indian School)
Cumberland Associated with Native American education. Athlete Jim Thorpe attended.
25 Carrie Blast Furnaces 6 and 7
Carrie Blast Furnaces 6 and 7
Carrie Blast Furnaces 6 and 7
September 20, 2006
( #06001070)
Rankin, Munhall, and Swissvale boroughs
Northern side of the Monongahela River, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) west of the Rankin Bridge

40°24′47″N 79°53′24″W / 40.413081°N 79.89008°W / 40.413081; -79.89008 (Carrie Blast Furnaces 6 and 7)
Allegheny The only 2 surviving pre-World War II blast furnaces in the Pittsburgh area.
26 Cedarcroft
HABS photo
Cedarcroft
November 11, 1971
( #71000693)
Kennett Square
39°51′28″N 75°43′09″W / 39.857827°N 75.719175°W / 39.857827; -75.719175 (Cedarcroft)
Chester
27 Chatham Village
Chatham Village
Chatham Village
April 5, 2005
( #98001372)
Pittsburgh
Roughly bounded by Virginia Avenue, Bigham Street, Woodruff Street, Saw Mill Run Boulevard, and Olympia Road

40°25′52″N 80°01′01″W / 40.4311°N 80.0169°W / 40.4311; -80.0169 (Chatham Village)
Allegheny
28 Cornwall Iron Furnace
Cornwall Iron Furnace
Cornwall Iron Furnace
November 3, 1966
( #66000671)
Cornwall

Rexmont Road & Boyd Street

40°16′14″N 76°24′22″W / 40.270556°N 76.406111°W / 40.270556; -76.406111 (Cornwall Iron Furnace)
Lebanon
29 Delaware Canal
Delaware Canal
Delaware Canal
December 8, 1976
( #74001756)
Easton to Bristol

Easton to Bristol along the Delaware River

40°05′36″N 74°51′41″W / 40.093283°N 74.861456°W / 40.093283; -74.861456 (Delaware Canal)
Bucks and
Northampton
Transported anthracite coal.
30 Delaware and Hudson Canal
Delaware and Hudson Canal
Delaware and Hudson Canal
October 18, 1968
( #68000051)
Lackawaxen, PA, Honesdale, PA, Kingston, NY, Rosendale, NY, Ellenville, NY, and Port Jervis, NY
41°36′26″N 74°26′53″W / 41.607222°N 74.448056°W / 41.607222; -74.448056 (Delaware and Hudson Canal)
Pike, PA, Wayne, PA, Orange, NY, Sullivan, NY, and Ulster, NY
31 Drake Oil Well
Drake Oil Well
Drake Oil Well
November 13, 1966
( #66000695)
Titusville
41°36′39″N 79°39′28″W / 41.6108°N 79.65769°W / 41.6108; -79.65769 (Drake Oil Well)
Venango Edwin L. Drake struck oil here, the site of the world's first successful oil well.
32 East Broad Top Railroad
East Broad Top Railroad
East Broad Top Railroad
January 28, 1964
( #66000666)
Rockhill
40°14′29″N 77°53′56″W / 40.241389°N 77.898889°W / 40.241389; -77.898889 (East Broad Top Railroad)
Huntingdon
33 Dwight D. Eisenhower Farmstead
Dwight D. Eisenhower Farmstead
Dwight D. Eisenhower Farmstead
May 23, 1966
( #67000017)
Gettysburg
39°47′36″N 77°15′48″W / 39.793333°N 77.263333°W / 39.793333; -77.263333 (Dwight D. Eisenhower Farmstead)
Adams A home of Dwight Eisenhower.
34 Emmanuel Episcopal Church
HABS photo
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
February 16, 2000
( #74001737)
Pittsburgh
North and Allegheny Avenues

40°27′11″N 80°01′09″W / 40.45306°N 80.0192°W / 40.45306; -80.0192 (Emmanuel Episcopal Church)
Allegheny
35 Ephrata Cloister
Ephrata Cloister
Ephrata Cloister
December 24, 1967
( #67000026)
Ephrata
40°10′59″N 76°11′21″W / 40.183056°N 76.189167°W / 40.183056; -76.189167 (Ephrata Cloister)
Lancaster
36 Wharton Esherick House and Studio
Wharton Esherick House and Studio
Wharton Esherick House and Studio
April 19, 1993
( #73001615)
Malvern
40°05′02″N 75°29′38″W / 40.083808°N 75.493943°W / 40.083808; -75.493943 (Wharton Esherick House and Studio)
Chester Studio of Wharton Esherick who participated in the Arts and Crafts Movement.
37 David Espy House
David Espy House
David Espy House
July 28, 1983
( #74001750)
Bedford
40°01′09″N 78°30′11″W / 40.019176°N 78.502980°W / 40.019176; -78.502980 (David Espy House)
Bedford Associated with Whiskey Rebellion and David Espy.
38 Fallingwater
Fallingwater
Fallingwater
May 11, 1976
( #74001781)
Mill Run
39°54′17″N 79°28′05″W / 39.904808°N 79.468120°W / 39.904808; -79.468120 (Fallingwater)
Fayette Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
39 Fonthill, Mercer Museum and Moravian Pottery and Tile Works
Fonthill, Mercer Museum and Moravian Pottery and Tile Works
Fonthill, Mercer Museum and Moravian Pottery and Tile Works
February 4, 1985
( #85002366)
Doylestown
40°19′23″N 75°07′25″W / 40.323056°N 75.123611°W / 40.323056; -75.123611 (Fonthill, Mercer Museum and Moravian Pottery and Tile Works)
Bucks Three sites associated with Henry Chapman Mercer.
40 Forks of the Ohio
Forks of the Ohio
Forks of the Ohio
October 9, 1960
( #66000643)
Pittsburgh
Point Park

40°26′27″N 80°00′37″W / 40.4408°N 80.01028°W / 40.4408; -80.01028 (Forks of the Ohio)
Allegheny Associated with French and Indian War.
41 Fulton Opera House
Fulton Opera House
Fulton Opera House
January 29, 1964
( #69000156)
Lancaster

12–14 North Prince Street

40°02′17″N 76°18′28″W / 40.038156°N 76.307877°W / 40.038156; -76.307877 (Fulton Opera House)
Lancaster Named for Robert Fulton, it is one of the oldest continuously-operated theaters.
42 Robert Fulton Birthplace
Robert Fulton Birthplace
Robert Fulton Birthplace
January 29, 1964
( #66000670)
Quarryville

8 miles south of Quarryville on U.S. Route 22

39°48′17″N 76°09′37″W / 39.804722°N 76.160278°W / 39.804722; -76.160278 (Robert Fulton Birthplace)
Lancaster Also associated with Robert Fulton.
43 Albert Gallatin House
Albert Gallatin House
Albert Gallatin House
January 12, 1965
( #66000663)
Point Marion
39°46′40″N 79°55′45″W / 39.777778°N 79.929168°W / 39.777778; -79.929168 (Albert Gallatin House)
Fayette A home of Albert Gallatin.
44 Gemeinhaus-Lewis David de Schweinitz Residence
Gemeinhaus-Lewis David de Schweinitz Residence
Gemeinhaus-Lewis David de Schweinitz Residence
May 15, 1975
( #75001658)
Bethlehem
40°37′00″N 75°22′52″W / 40.616805°N 75.381147°W / 40.616805; -75.381147 (Gemeinhaus-Lewis David de Schweinitz Residence)
Northampton A home of botanist Lewis David de Schweinitz.
45 Graeme Park
Graeme Park
Graeme Park
October 9, 1960
( #66000672)
Horsham
40°13′00″N 75°09′00″W / 40.216667°N 75.15°W / 40.216667; -75.15 (Graeme Park)
Montgomery
46 Grey Towers
HABS photo
Grey Towers
February 4, 1985
( #80003578)
Glenside
40°04′46″N 75°09′54″W / 40.079554°N 75.165082°W / 40.079554; -75.165082 (Grey Towers)
Montgomery Designed by Horace Trumbauer. Now part of Arcadia University.
47 Gruber Wagon Works
1973 HABS photo
Gruber Wagon Works
December 22, 1977
( #72001092)
Reading
40°22′14″N 75°58′47″W / 40.3706°N 75.9796°W / 40.3706; -75.9796 (Gruber Wagon Works)
Berks Located in what is now Tulpehocken Creek Park.
48 Historic Moravian Bethlehem District
Historic Moravian Bethlehem District
Historic Moravian Bethlehem District
October 16, 2012
( #12001016)
Bethlehem
40°37′08″N 75°22′51″W / 40.618924°N 75.38076°W / 40.618924; -75.38076 (Historic Moravian Bethlehem District)
Northampton
49 I. N. and Bernardine Hagan House
I. N. and Bernardine Hagan House
I. N. and Bernardine Hagan House
May 16, 2000
( #00000708)
Chalk Hill
39°52′09″N 79°31′11″W / 39.869167°N 79.519722°W / 39.869167; -79.519722 (I. N. and Bernardine Hagan House)
Fayette A higher end Usonian house of those designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
50 Harmony Historic District
Harmony Historic District
Harmony Historic District
May 30, 1974
( #73002139)
Harmony
40°48′11″N 80°07′42″W / 40.803056°N 80.128333°W / 40.803056; -80.128333 (Harmony Historic District)
Butler Associated with Harmony Society and George Rapp.
51 Harrisburg Station and Trainshed
Harrisburg Station and Trainshed
Harrisburg Station and Trainshed
December 8, 1976
( #75001638)
Harrisburg
40°15′36″N 76°52′40″W / 40.260120°N 76.877761°W / 40.260120; -76.877761 (Harrisburg Station and Trainshed)
Dauphin Pennsylvania Railroad station with sheds using truss system patented by Albert Fink.
52 Milton S. Hershey Mansion
Milton S. Hershey Mansion
Milton S. Hershey Mansion
May 4, 1983
( #78002388)
Hershey

Mansion Road

40°17′18″N 76°38′39″W / 40.288271°N 76.644087°W / 40.288271; -76.644087 (Milton S. Hershey Mansion)
Dauphin A home of Milton Snavely Hershey.
53 Honey Hollow Watershed
Honey Hollow Watershed
Honey Hollow Watershed
August 4, 1969
( #69000155)
New Hope
40°22′26″N 75°00′27″W / 40.373889°N 75.0075°W / 40.373889; -75.0075 (Honey Hollow Watershed)
Bucks
54 Horseshoe Curve
Horseshoe Curve
Horseshoe Curve
November 13, 1966
( #66000647)
Altoona
40°29′45″N 78°28′54″W / 40.495753°N 78.481696°W / 40.495753; -78.481696 (Horseshoe Curve)
Blair A horseshoe-shaped railroad track
55 Keim Homestead
Keim Homestead
Keim Homestead
December 23, 2016
( #100000832)
Pike Township
40°24′35″N 75°44′54″W / 40.409722°N 75.748333°W / 40.409722; -75.748333 (Keim Homestead)
Berks
56 Kennywood Park
Kennywood Park
Kennywood Park
February 27, 1987
( #87000824)
West Mifflin
4800 Kennywood Boulevard

40°23′15″N 79°51′48″W / 40.3875°N 79.8633°W / 40.3875; -79.8633 (Kennywood Park)
Allegheny From trolley park era, One of America's first amusement parks.
57 Leap-The-Dips
Leap-The-Dips
Leap-The-Dips
June 19, 1996
( #91000229)
Altoona

700 Park Avenue

40°28′15″N 78°23′48″W / 40.470833°N 78.396667°W / 40.470833; -78.396667 (Leap-The-Dips)
Blair The oldest wooden rollercoaster still standing in the United States.
58 F. Julius Lemoyne House
Julius Lemoyne House
F. Julius Lemoyne House
September 25, 1997
( #97001271)
Washington

49 East Maiden Street

40°10′05″N 80°14′35″W / 40.168064°N 80.243168°W / 40.168064; -80.243168 (F. Julius Lemoyne House)
Washington A home of F. Julius LeMoyne, involved with the Underground Railroad
59 Lightfoot Mill
Lightfoot Mill
Lightfoot Mill
April 5, 2005
( #73001616)
Chester Springs
40°04′53″N 75°38′40″W / 40.081389°N 75.644444°W / 40.081389; -75.644444 (Lightfoot Mill)
Chester See also Oliver Evans.
60 Lukens Historic District
Lukens Historic District
Lukens Historic District
April 19, 1994
( #94001186)
Coatesville

50, 53, 76 & 102 South First Street

39°58′52″N 75°49′21″W / 39.981111°N 75.8225°W / 39.981111; -75.8225 (Lukens Historic District)
Chester Associated with Rebecca Lukens and Brandywine Ironworks (later Lukens Steel Company).
61 Humphry Marshall House
1958 HABS photo
Humphry Marshall House
December 23, 1987
( #87002596)
Marshallton

1407 South Strasburg Road/PA Route 162

39°56′52″N 75°40′53″W / 39.947747°N 75.681474°W / 39.947747; -75.681474 (Humphry Marshall House)
Chester A home of Humphry Marshall.
62 Meadowcroft Rockshelter
Meadowcroft Rockshelter
Meadowcroft Rockshelter
April 5, 2005
( #78002480)
West of Avella
40°17′11″N 80°29′30″W / 40.286389°N 80.491667°W / 40.286389; -80.491667 (Meadowcroft Rockshelter)
Washington Archaeological site associated with Native Americans.
63 Isaac Meason House
Isaac Meason House
Isaac Meason House
June 21, 1990
( #71000707)
Mount Braddock
39°57′14″N 79°38′53″W / 39.953946°N 79.648189°W / 39.953946; -79.648189 (Isaac Meason House)
Fayette A home of Isaac Meason.
64 Merion Cricket Club
Merion Cricket Club
Merion Cricket Club
February 27, 1987
( #87000759)
Haverford
40°00′56″N 75°18′01″W / 40.015596°N 75.300360°W / 40.015596; -75.300360 (Merion Cricket Club)
Montgomery From when cricket competed with baseball for American attention.
65 Merion Friends Meeting House
HABS photo
Merion Friends Meeting House
August 5, 1998
( #98001194)
Merion Station
40°00′32″N 75°15′11″W / 40.008786°N 75.252977°W / 40.008786; -75.252977 (Merion Friends Meeting House)
Montgomery
66 Merion Golf Club
Merion Golf Club
Merion Golf Club
April 27, 1992
( #89002085)
Ardmore
39°59′36″N 75°19′35″W / 39.993333°N 75.326389°W / 39.993333; -75.326389 (Merion Golf Club)
Delaware Associated with Bobby Jones, who won the Grand Slam of Golf here in 1930. Host of many U.S. Opens.
67 Mill Grove
HABS photo
Mill Grove
May 5, 1989
( #72001138)
Audubon
40°07′23″N 75°26′39″W / 40.123056°N 75.444167°W / 40.123056; -75.444167 (Mill Grove)
Montgomery A home of John James Audubon.
68 Minisink Archeological Site
Minisink Archeological Site
Minisink Archeological Site
April 19, 1993
( #93000608)
Bushkill
41°17′26″N 74°49′44″W / 41.2906°N 74.829°W / 41.2906; -74.829 (Minisink Archeological Site)
Pike Prehistoric native site; extends into New Jersey.
69 George Nakashima Woodworker Complex
George Nakashima Woodworker Complex
George Nakashima Woodworker Complex
April 23, 2014
( #08000782)
Solebury Township
40°20′25″N 74°57′20″W / 40.3402°N 74.9556°W / 40.3402; -74.9556 (George Nakashima Woodworker Complex)
Bucks Art studio and home of woodworker George Nakashima
70 Oakmont Country Club
Oakmont Country Club
Oakmont Country Club
June 30, 1987
( #84003090)
Oakmont
40°31′33″N 79°49′36″W / 40.525758°N 79.826764°W / 40.525758; -79.826764 (Oakmont Country Club)
Allegheny Built 1903, one of the first top-caliber golf courses anywhere.
71 Old Economy
Old Economy
Old Economy
June 23, 1965
( #66000644)
Ambridge
40°35′46″N 80°13′59″W / 40.596158°N 80.233001°W / 40.596158; -80.233001 (Old Economy)
Beaver Associated with Harmony Society and George Rapp.
72 Old West, Dickinson College
Old West, Dickinson College
Old West, Dickinson College
June 13, 1962
( #66000659)
Carlisle
40°12′10″N 77°11′42″W / 40.2029°N 77.1951°W / 40.2029; -77.1951 (Old West, Dickinson College)
Cumberland Designed by Benjamin H. Latrobe, part of Dickinson College which was founded by Benjamin Rush. James Buchanan, later president, lived here.
73 Asa Packer Mansion
100 px
Asa Packer Mansion
February 4, 1985
( #74001765)
Jim Thorpe
40°51′52″N 75°44′18″W / 40.864427°N 75.738389°W / 40.864427; -75.738389 (Asa Packer Mansion)
Carbon Designed by Samuel Sloan, home of Asa Packer, founder of the Lehigh Valley Railroad and Lehigh University.
74 Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex
Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex
Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex
September 20, 2006
( #77001162)
Harrisburg
Bounded by 3rd and 7th, North and Walnut Streets

40°15′52″N 76°53′01″W / 40.264441°N 76.883624°W / 40.264441; -76.883624 (Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex)
Dauphin Includes the Pennsylvania State Capitol, North and South Office Buildings, Finance Building, Forum Building, State Street Bridge and Ryan Legislative Office Building. Originally listed with only the capitol, expanded in 2013 to encompass surrounding buildings.
75 Gifford Pinchot House
Gifford Pinchot House
Gifford Pinchot House
May 23, 1963
( #66000694)
Milford
41°19′39″N 74°49′15″W / 41.3275°N 74.820833°W / 41.3275; -74.820833 (Gifford Pinchot House)
Pike Home of Gifford Pinchot, first head of the U.S. Forest Service and two-time state governor.
76 Terence V. Powderly House
Terence V. Powderly House
Terence V. Powderly House
May 23, 1966
( #66000667)
Scranton
41°25′06″N 75°40′29″W / 41.418413°N 75.674728°W / 41.418413; -75.674728 (Terence V. Powderly House)
Lackawanna Longtime home of Terence Vincent Powderly, a Knights of Labor leader.
77 Joseph Priestley House
Joseph Priestley House
Joseph Priestley House
January 12, 1965
( #66000673)
Northumberland
40°53′17″N 76°47′25″W / 40.888028°N 76.790359°W / 40.888028; -76.790359 (Joseph Priestley House)
Northumberland Stately home of chemist Joseph Priestley, who, disenchanted with England moved here in 1794 and continued his ground-breaking research.
78 The Printzhof
The Printzhof
The Printzhof
November 5, 1961
( #66000661)
Essington
39°51′33″N 75°18′11″W / 39.859164°N 75.303151°W / 39.859164; -75.303151 (The Printzhof)
Delaware A home of Johan Printz.
79 Pulpit Rocks
Pulpit Rocks
Pulpit Rocks
November 4, 1993
( #93001614)
Huntingdon
40°31′09″N 78°02′43″W / 40.519167°N 78.045278°W / 40.519167; -78.045278 (Pulpit Rocks)
Huntingdon
80 Matthew S. Quay House
Matthew S. Quay House
Matthew S. Quay House
May 15, 1975
( #75001615)
Beaver
40°41′38″N 80°18′12″W / 40.693766°N 80.303372°W / 40.693766; -80.303372 (Matthew S. Quay House)
Beaver A home of Matthew Stanley Quay, a Republican National Chairman who was campaign manager for Benjamin Harrison's successful presidential campaign.
81 St. Mark's Episcopal Church (Jim Thorpe)
1979 HABS photo
St. Mark's Episcopal Church (Jim Thorpe)
December 23, 1987
( #77001135)
Jim Thorpe
40°51′47″N 75°44′18″W / 40.863018°N 75.738209°W / 40.863018; -75.738209 (St. Mark's Episcopal Church (Jim Thorpe))
Carbon
82 Searights Tollhouse, National Road
Searights Tollhouse, National Road
Searights Tollhouse, National Road
January 29, 1964
( #66000665)
Uniontown
39°56′43″N 79°47′40″W / 39.945285°N 79.794553°W / 39.945285; -79.794553 (Searights Tollhouse, National Road)
Fayette Tollhouses built in 1835 as part of the National Road.
83 Schaeffer House
Schaeffer House
Schaeffer House
July 25, 2011
( #11000630)
Schaefferstown
40°17′47″N 76°18′01″W / 40.296297°N 76.300257°W / 40.296297; -76.300257 (Schaeffer House)
Lebanon Possibly the only remaining German Weinbauernhaus in America, combining a residence with the production of alcohol. [4]
84 Smithfield Street Bridge
Smithfield Street Bridge
Smithfield Street Bridge
May 11, 1976
( #74001745)
Pittsburgh
Smithfield Street at the Monongahela River

40°26′05″N 80°00′08″W / 40.4347°N 80.0022°W / 40.4347; -80.0022 (Smithfield Street Bridge)
Allegheny A truss bridge built between 1881 and 1883.
85 Staple Bend Tunnel
Staple Bend Tunnel
Staple Bend Tunnel
April 19, 1994
( #94001187)
Conemaugh Township
40°21′26″N 78°51′19″W / 40.357273°N 78.855303°W / 40.357273; -78.855303 (Staple Bend Tunnel)
Cambria The first railroad tunnel in the United States. Regarded as an engineering marvel.
86 Stiegel-Coleman House
Stiegel-Coleman House
Stiegel-Coleman House
November 13, 1966
( #66000668)
Brickerville
40°14′16″N 76°17′48″W / 40.2378°N 76.2968°W / 40.2378; -76.2968 (Stiegel-Coleman House)
Lancaster House built in parts by owner William Stiegel and then by Robert Coleman.
87 Summerseat
HABS photo
Summerseat
July 17, 1965
( #71000685)
Morrisville
40°12′27″N 74°46′44″W / 40.207449°N 74.778895°W / 40.207449; -74.778895 (Summerseat)
Bucks A home of George Clymer, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
88 George Taylor House
George Taylor House
George Taylor House
July 17, 1971
( #71000709)
Catasauqua

Lehigh & Poplar Streets

40°38′45″N 75°27′59″W / 40.64587°N 75.466398°W / 40.64587; -75.466398 (George Taylor House)
Lehigh A home of George Taylor, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
89 M. Carey Thomas Library
M. Carey Thomas Library
M. Carey Thomas Library
July 17, 1991
( #91002052)
Bryn Mawr
40°01′37″N 75°18′50″W / 40.026821°N 75.313855°W / 40.026821; -75.313855 (M. Carey Thomas Library)
Montgomery An architecturally significant building on Bryn Mawr College campus.
90 Union Canal Tunnel
Union Canal Tunnel
Union Canal Tunnel
April 19, 1994
( #74001792)
Lebanon

Tunnel Hill Road

40°20′58″N 76°27′42″W / 40.349444°N 76.461667°W / 40.349444; -76.461667 (Union Canal Tunnel)
Lebanon
91 Valley Forge
Valley Forge
Valley Forge
January 20, 1961
( #66000657)
Valley Forge
40°05′49″N 75°26′20″W / 40.096944°N 75.438889°W / 40.096944; -75.438889 (Valley Forge)
Chester and Montgomery
92 Gen. Friedrich Von Steuben Headquarters
Gen. Friedrich Von Steuben Headquarters
Gen. Friedrich Von Steuben Headquarters
November 28, 1972
( #72001108)
Valley Forge National Historical Park
40°05′49″N 75°28′13″W / 40.096988°N 75.470278°W / 40.096988; -75.470278 (Gen. Friedrich Von Steuben Headquarters)
Chester Headquarters of drillmaster Baron Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin von Steuben who had served Frederick the Great. Now part of Valley Forge National Historical Park.
93 Washington's Crossing
Washington's Crossing
Washington's Crossing
January 20, 1961
( #66000650)
Yardley, PA and Titusville, NJ
40°17′51″N 74°52′35″W / 40.2975°N 74.876389°W / 40.2975; -74.876389 (Washington's Crossing)
Bucks, PA and Mercer County, NJ Pennsylvania location of George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River leading up to the Battle of Trenton on December 26, 1776, includes Washington Crossing State Park in New Jersey
94 Washington's Headquarters
Washington's Headquarters
Washington's Headquarters
November 28, 1972
( #73001655)
Valley Forge National Historical Park

Valley Creek Road, near junction of PA Routes 252 & 23

40°05′58″N 75°27′43″W / 40.099490°N 75.461954°W / 40.099490; -75.461954 (Washington's Headquarters)
Montgomery Part of Valley Forge National Historical Park.
95 Waynesborough
1960 HABS photo
Waynesborough
November 28, 1972
( #73001603)
Paoli
40°01′55″N 75°28′23″W / 40.031988°N 75.473145°W / 40.031988; -75.473145 (Waynesborough)
Chester Home of General Anthony Wayne.
96 Conrad Weiser House
Conrad Weiser House
Conrad Weiser House
October 9, 1960
( #66000646)
Womelsdorf
40°21′33″N 76°10′26″W / 40.359167°N 76.173889°W / 40.359167; -76.173889 (Conrad Weiser House)
Berks A home of Johann Conrad Weiser, who enlisted the Iroquois on the British side of the French and Indian War.
97 Benjamin West Birthplace
Benjamin West Birthplace
Benjamin West Birthplace
December 21, 1965
( #66000662)
Swarthmore
39°54′18″N 75°21′05″W / 39.905095°N 75.351400°W / 39.905095; -75.351400 (Benjamin West Birthplace)
Delaware Birthplace of Benjamin West who supported artists including Gilbert Stuart and Charles Willson Peale. On campus of Swarthmore College.
98 Woodmont
Woodmont
Woodmont
August 5, 1998
( #98001192)
Gladwyne

1622 Spring Mill Road

40°03′48″N 75°17′29″W / 40.0634°N 75.2915°W / 40.0634; -75.2915 (Woodmont)
Montgomery Designed by William Lightfoot Price for industrialist Alan Wood, Jr. Father Divine also lived here.
99 Woodville
Woodville
Woodville
July 28, 1983
( #74001733)
Heidelberg
South of Heidelberg on Pennsylvania Route 50

40°22′47″N 80°05′47″W / 40.3797°N 80.0964°W / 40.3797; -80.0964 (Woodville)
Allegheny Home of John Neville, tax collector during the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794.
100 Andrew Wyeth Studio and Kuerner Farm
Andrew Wyeth Studio and Kuerner Farm
Andrew Wyeth Studio and Kuerner Farm
June 23, 2011
( #11000564)
Chadds Ford Township
39°52′09″N 75°34′32″W / 39.8692°N 75.5756°W / 39.8692; -75.5756 (Andrew Wyeth Studio and Kuerner Farm)
Delaware The Kuerner Farm was the inspiration for more than 1,000 Wyeth paintings over a 64-year period. Listing expanded (and renamed) in 2014 to include the studio of Andrew Wyeth.
101 N. C. Wyeth House and Studio
N. C. Wyeth House and Studio
N. C. Wyeth House and Studio
December 9, 1997
( #97001680)
Chadds Ford Township
39°51′59″N 75°35′09″W / 39.866342°N 75.585785°W / 39.866342; -75.585785 (N. C. Wyeth House and Studio)
Delaware Home and studio of painter N.C. Wyeth and family. Managed by the Brandywine River Museum.
102 W. A. Young and Sons Foundry and Machine Shop
W. A. Young and Sons Foundry and Machine Shop
W. A. Young and Sons Foundry and Machine Shop
December 23, 2016
( #100000839)
Rices Landing
39°56′59″N 79°59′57″W / 39.949679°N 79.999268°W / 39.949679; -79.999268 (W. A. Young and Sons Foundry and Machine Shop)
Greene

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ General Orders, 23 September 1777 from the National Archives.
  4. ^ http://www.doi.gov/news/pressreleases/AMERICAS-GREAT-OUTDOORS-Secretary-Salazar-Designates-Four-National-Historic-Landmarks.cfm NHL announcement

External links

  • "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  • Pennsylvania's Cultural Resources Geographic Information System
  • Listings at NationalRegisterofHistoricalPlaces.com