{"nrhp_refnum":"92001722","name":"Greencastle Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by Washington, PA 2002, Jefferson, Mifflin, Chambers, Grant and Allison, and Baltimore N to Spring Grove","address_restricted":false,"city":"Greencastle","county":"Franklin County","state":"PA","lat":39.79067227850007,"lon":-77.72446051130032,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1992-12-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A historic district of approximately 350 properties in the town of Greencastle in southern Franklin County, Pennsylvania, centered on the town square where Carlisle Street crosses Baltimore Street. It is mostly residential, with commercial sections near the square and small late 19th and early 20th century industrial areas at its north and south ends.","why_significant":"The district is significant for its collection of late 18th through early 20th century buildings representing the town's development, including Federal, Second Empire, Italianate and Classical Revival architecture. The nomination argues that Greencastle's architecture reflects an unusual variety of expression across several periods, because its downtown early buildings were not largely removed or altered during late 19th century growth. Its associations with the Cumberland Valley Railroad and regional commerce are also cited.","narrative":"Greencastle is a town of roughly 3,700 people in the Cumberland Valley of southern Franklin County, and its historic district covers about 350 properties around the town square where Carlisle Street meets Baltimore Street. The town was laid out in 1782 by Col. John Allison, who divided 300 acres into 256 lots. Its position at the crossing of two 18th century highways made it a trade and tavern center. Buildings range from late 18th century log and brick structures and brick Federal houses to Italianate banks and hotels and early 20th century Classical Revival commercial blocks, many with brick, cut stone trim and quoins. The First National Bank clock tower dates from 1874. The Cumberland Valley Railroad reached the town in 1840. Tree-lined streets and brick sidewalks with stone curbs remain character-defining features.","period_of_significance":"Ca 1780-1940","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Early Republican/Federal; Late Victorian/Second Empire; Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals/Classical Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The buildings in the district are generally in excellent condition.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:37.501895-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/92001722.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92001722/646c7a6749-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92001722/646c7a6749-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Greencastle_PA_Police_Dept.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Greencastle_PA_Police_Dept.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71995697","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greencastle_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5603795"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/franklin-county/greencastle-historic-district-92001722/"}