{"nrhp_refnum":"91001715","name":"Old Pottstown Historic District (Boundary Increase)","other_names":["See Also:Old Pottstown Historic District"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"High St. between Hanover and Franklin Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pottstown","county":"Montgomery County","state":"PA","lat":40.24583770400005,"lon":-75.64747147970745,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1991-11-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A boundary increase to the Old Pottstown Historic District, a downtown area of commercial, social, religious and residential buildings along High Street and the blocks south of it in Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The buildings date mainly from about 1860 to the 1920s.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that the added area contains some of Pottstown's best examples of specific architectural styles and building types not found in the registered district, and that it completes the historic fabric of the downtown. It also states that the area adds to the spatial qualities and continuity of High Street. The document notes that the area has more alterations and noncontributing buildings than the rest of the district.","narrative":"Commercial and mixed-use buildings line High Street and the blocks south of it in downtown Pottstown, Montgomery County, most dating from about 1860 to the 1920s. The area adds to the older Old Pottstown Historic District, extending it south toward the main railroad line. Its most distinctive buildings include the Victorian Gothic brownstone church at 312 High Street, the Neo-Classical Revival lodge hall at 306-310 High Street, and the Mission-style commercial block at 200-204 High Street. The Goodwill Steam Engine Fire Company building at 28 South Hanover Street, dated 1875, is a surviving Italianate fire house with a green Serpentine stone facade. The basement barber shop at 20 South Hanover Street is described as the only remaining basement shop in Pottstown. Many buildings have been altered by later cladding, and some have been restored. The area is regarded as important for the local history of architecture and for the continuity of the downtown streetscape.","period_of_significance":"C. 1860 - C. 1935","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Italianate; Neo-Classical Revival; Mission; Late Federal; Queen Anne; Victorian Gothic; Modern Movement","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Most storefronts have been altered, and about ten of the 42 contributing buildings are in original condition; several burned-out and deteriorated structures have been removed and some buildings have been restored.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:37.364046-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/91001715.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"85001955","name":"Old Pottstown Historic District (Additional Documentation)","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/old-pottstown-historic-district-additional-documentation-85001955/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71994726","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/montgomery-county/old-pottstown-historic-district-boundary-increase-91001715/"}