Tulpehocken Creek Historic District


Tulpehocken Creek Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Mill in Womelsdorf. September 2013.
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Location	Tulpehocken and Mill Creeks from Berks-Lebanon line to Blue March Dam between Millardsville and Bernville, Marion Township, North Heidelberg Township, and Lower Heidelberg Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°23′13″N 76°11′21″W / 40.38694°N 76.18917°W / 40.38694; -76.18917Coordinates: 40°23′13″N 76°11′21″W / 40.38694°N 76.18917°W / 40.38694; -76.18917
Area	1,700 acres (690 ha)
Built	1723
Architectural style	Other, Colonial German
NRHP Reference #	85000672^[1]
Added to NRHP	March 28, 1985

Tulpehocken Creek Historic District is a national historic district located in North Heidelberg Township, and Lower Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses 152 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 4 contributing structures related to development along upper Tulpehocken Creek. They include log cabins from the early settlement period, 1723-1750; Reed's Cemetery (1723), Christ Lutheran Church (1786), and Christ Little Tulpehocken Church (1809); 18th and 19th century farm complexes; the Charming Forge community (1749-1895); and buildings related to the development and operation of the Union Canal.^[2]

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

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "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: Tulpehocken Creek Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.

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