Mifflinburg Historic District

Mifflinburg, a borough in Union County, Pennsylvania, laid out in 1792 by Elias Youngman, contains a historic district built mainly during the buggy era that began in the 1860s. The district follows Chestnut, Market and Green streets and includes two hotels from the mid-19th century, an 1880s row of business blocks with brick embellishment, and houses in Federal, Italianate and Queen Anne styles. Local builders Joseph Boob and Enoch Miller are named as principal builders of many brick houses, which feature corner quoin-like brickwork. By 1881 more than 30 buggy works were operating in the borough, and the town was known as the buggy capital of Pennsylvania. The buildings associated with this industry, including the Heiss Buggy Works and Gutelius family shops, give the district its importance as a record of a specialised manufacturing community.