Northeast Lancaster Township Historic District
Why it's listed
Northeast Lancaster Township is a residential historic district about two miles west of downtown Lancaster City, containing 216 structures, 183 of them contributing. Settlement began around 1820 with farmhouses such as Wheatland and the Herr House along Marietta Avenue, which served as one of two roads from Lancaster City to western Lancaster County. Suburban building began around the 1880s and 1890s, when a streetcar line along Marietta and North President Avenues brought large houses for well-to-do families. The majority of the houses were built between 1920 and 1939, after School Lane Hills, Inc. began a planned subdivision in 1926. The district holds a wide range of revival-style homes, including Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Dutch Colonial Revival and Georgian Revival examples, along with Queen Anne and American Four Square houses. Many were designed by known Lancaster architects, including C. Emlen Urban and James Warner. Its listing rests on the concentration of well-built, largely original suburban houses.
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| Period of significance | 1820-1935 |
|---|---|
| Styles | Colonial Revival, Dutch Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival, Tudor Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival, American Four Square, Queen Anne |
| Areas of significance | Community Planning and Development, Architecture |
| Acreage | 146.9 |
| Boundary source | NPS cultural-resource GIS polygon |
| Full listing page | Northeast Lancaster Township Historic District (property record) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.