- College Hill Residential Historic District
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College Hill, Easton, Pennsylvania
Location: Roughly bounded by McCartney St., Pierce St., Pardee St., the Forks Township line and the Delaware R., Easton, Pennsylvania Coordinates: 40°42′17″N 75°12′17″W / 40.70472°N 75.20472°WCoordinates: 40°42′17″N 75°12′17″W / 40.70472°N 75.20472°W Area: 366 acres (148 ha) Built: 1887 Architect: Michler,William; Speer Lumber Co. Architectural style: Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Federal Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 91000506[1] Added to NRHP: May 01, 1991 College Hill is a residential neighborhood in Easton, Pennsylvania. The neighborhood is situated on a hill overlooking downtown Easton. Lafayette College borders the neighborhood on its southwest side. The northern boundary of the neighborhood is Forks Township. The boundary lies along Chestnut Ridge, a steep hill that rises to 700 feet.
The neighborhood has 855 buildings, primarily built between 1830 and 1940.[2] The district contains a mix of architectural styles, including Gothic Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Stick Style, Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Tudor Revival, Dutch Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival, Foursquare, and Homestead Temple House.[2]
One notable building is 200 High St. designed in 1888 by McKim, Mead, and White. The building is currently owned by Lafayette College and used as a student residence. It was built John Eyerman, a Lafayette alumnus and faculty member, as a gift to his bride Lucy Maxwell.[3]
Specific properties on the National Register of Historic Places include 630 Weygadt Dr.[4]
Many College Hill residents are professors at Lafayette College. Generally, residents of College Hill are fairly wealthy and well educated.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b ""National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania"" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. Note: This includes Thomas E. Jones (December 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: College Hill Residential Historic District" (PDF). https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce_imagery/phmc_scans/H096259_01H.pdf. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- ^ "McKelvy House". Historic Campus Architecture Project. Council of Independent Colleges. http://puka.cs.waikato.ac.nz/cgi-bin/cic/library?a=d&d=p955. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
- ^ Laskey 2009, p. 23
- Laskey, Caitlin Douglas (2009) Recreating an Early 20th-Century Kitchen: A Case Study in Preservation and Green Design. (Masters thesis). University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Retrieved March 2010.
Categories:- Historic districts in Pennsylvania
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Federal architecture in Pennsylvania
- Historic districts in Northampton County, Pennsylvania
- McKim, Mead, and White buildings
- Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs
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