Fort Hunter Historic District facts for kids
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Fort Hunter Historic District
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Frame barn across Old 22 from the McAllister House
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 Location in Pennsylvania
Location in the United States
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| Location | U.S. 22, Fort Hunter, Pennsylvania |
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| Area | 32 acres (13 ha) |
| Built | 1760 |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian, Georgian, High Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002216 |
Quick facts for kids Significant dates |
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| Added to NRHP | August 17, 1979 |
Fort Hunter Historic District is a national historic district located at Fort Hunter, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The district includes six contributing buildings, four contributing sites, and one contributing structure. The area has seen continuous settlement since the early 1700s and once was the site of an early supply fort and garrison. Also in the district are the remains of a section of the Pennsylvania Canal. Notable buildings include the separately listed Archibald McAllister House, a spring house, Everhart Covered Bridge, large frame barn (1876), corn crib, farm house, blacksmith shop, stone stable barn, Hunter's House or Old Hotel, ice house, and archaeological sites for Fort Hunter, the garrison, Hunter's Mill, and the Pennsylvania Canal.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
