Stouchsburg Historic District

Stouchsburg Historic District is a national historic district located in Stouchsburg, Marion Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses 91 contributing buildings in the borough of Stouchsburg. It includes residential, commercial, and institutional buildings in typical of Pennsylvania German architecture. Notable buildings include the separately listed Peter Spycker House (c. 1750), the Marion House inn (c. 1830), the American House hotel (1871), Samuel Keiser General Store and Post Office (c. 1866), Reeds' Church (1895), and the Marion Township Fire Hall (1916).[2]

Stouchsburg Historic District
149 Main Street
Location12–153 Main St., and Water St.,
Stouchsburg, Marion Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°21′47″N 76°11′13″W
Area47 acres (19 ha)
Architectural stylePennsylvania German Vern.
NRHP reference No.85000071[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 8, 1985

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

  • Zion & St. John's Reeds Lutheran Church
  • Marion Fire Company
  • Former American House hotel
  • Main Street, west end
  • Amish buggy on Main Street

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Phoebe L. Hopkins (June 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Stouchsburg Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-18.


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