Wrightsville Historic District Explained

Wrightsville Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly bounded by the Susquehanna River, Vine, 4th, and Willow Sts., Wrightsville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.0239°N -76.5281°W
Built:1790
Builder:Multiple
Architecture:Mixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods), Other, Federal, Georgian Vernacular
Added:September 12, 1983
Refnum:83002291

The Wrightsville Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Wrightsville in York County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

History and architectural features

This district includes 350 contributing buildings and five contributing structures that are located in the central business district and surround residential areas of Wrightsville. A majority of the dwellings are small, frame, vernacular, workers' houses that date to the nineteenth century. More substantial brick and stone dwellings date to as early as the 1790s.

Notable industrial buildings and structures include the Wrightsville Hardware Complex, the McConkey Building, the Wrightsville silk mill, and lime kilns.[1]

This district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H050983_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wrightsville Historic District]. 2011-12-28. Jay R. Barshinger. PDF. January 1983.