Northumberland Historic District facts for kids

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Northumberland Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Priestley Memorial Church is a contributing property in the district
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Location	Roughly bounded by Fourth and A Sts., North Shore RR and Wheatley Ave., Northumberland, Pennsylvania
Area	27 acres (11 ha)
Architectural style	Early Republic, Italianate, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.	88002313
Added to NRHP	November 18, 1988

The Northumberland Historic District is a historic district listed in the US government's National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The "gem" of the district is a National Historic Landmark, the Joseph Priestley House. It includes one other separately Registered Historic Place, the Dr. Joseph Priestley House, also known as the "Priestley-Forsyth Memorial Library". It is bordered roughly by 4th Street, A Street, N. Shore Railroad, and Wheatley Avenue in Northumberland, Pennsylvania.

In 1988 there were more than 100 contributing structures and 73 non-contributing structures in the district.

Photos

Seven photos are available: Photo 1, Photo 2, Photo 3, Photo 4, Photo 5, Photo 6, and Photo 7.

Panoramic view of Northumberland (left) with the confluence of the West Branch Susquehanna River (left) and North Branch (center) of the Susquehanna River, along with the borough of Sunbury (far right). Taken from the Shikellamy State Park Overlook, with the state park's Marina unit on Packer Island in the river visible.