Morgantown Historic District (Morgantown, Pennsylvania)
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Morgantown Historic District
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Morgantown Oddfellows Building, April 2011
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| Location | Roughly, area surrounding Main St. between Walnut and Washington Sts., Caernarvon Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°09′20″N 75°53′25″W / 40.15556°N 75.89028°WCoordinates: 40°09′20″N 75°53′25″W / 40.15556°N 75.89028°W |
| Area | 21.3 acres (8.6 ha) |
| Architectural style | Georgian, Late Victorian, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements |
| NRHP Reference # | 95001255 |
| Added to NRHP | November 7, 1995 |
Morgantown Historic District, also known as Old Main Street Historic District, is a national historic district located in Caernarvon Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses 104 contributing buildings, 1 contributing structure, and 1 contributing object in the village of Morgantown built between about 1790 and 1945. It includes residential, commercial, and institutional buildings in a variety of popular architectural styles including Georgian and Late Victorian. The oldest buildings are mostly built of brown sandstone. A primarily residential district, notable non-residential buildings include a tavern / hotel (c. 1800), I.O.O.F. lodge / town meeting hall (1868), Morgantown Garage (1920), and fire hall (1921). Also in the district are a contributing cemetery and war memorial.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
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