Newport Historic District (Newport, Pennsylvania)

Newport Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Second Street south of Center Square
Location:	Roughly bounded by Fickes Ln., Oliver St., Front St., Little Buffalo Run, Bloomfield Av. and Sixth St., Newport, Pennsylvania and Oliver Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:	40°28′39″N 77°7′58″W / 40.4775°N 77.13278°W / 40.4775; -77.13278Coordinates: 40°28′39″N 77°7′58″W / 40.4775°N 77.13278°W / 40.4775; -77.13278
Area:	144 acres (58 ha)
Built:	1820
Architect:	Hetrick, John L,; Frank, J.C., et al.
Architectural style:	Italianate, Second Empire, I-house
Governing body:	Local
NRHP Reference#:	99000321[1]
Added to NRHP:	March 12, 1999

The Newport Historic District is a national historic district in Newport and Oliver Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States. It consists of a large residential neighborhood of primarily vernacular working class homes, a commercial area, industrial buildings, public buildings, three bridges, and a cemetery. Of the 418 contributing buildings, 361 are residences. Notable commercial buildings include the Graham Hotel (1871), Butz Building (1875), and Centennial Building (1876). The remains of the Jones Warehouse date prior to 1820 and are a part of the David M. Myers Warehouse.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.^[1]

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  Newport & Shermans Valley Railroad depot

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "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. 
2. ^ ""National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania"" (Searchable database). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. http://www.arch.state.pa.us/. Retrieved 2009-10-24.  Note: This includes Douglas Dinsmore (June 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Newport Historic District" (PDF). https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce_imagery/phmc_scans/H107988_01H.pdf. Retrieved 2009-10-24.  and Douglas Dinsmore (June 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Resource Inventory: Newport Historic District" (PDF). https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce_imagery/phmc_scans/H107988_02I.pdf. Retrieved 2009-10-24.