Northumberland Historic District


Northumberland Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Priestley Memorial Church is a contributing property in the district
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Location	Roughly bounded by Fourth and A Sts., North Shore RR and Wheatley Ave., Northumberland, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°53′26″N 76°47′39″W / 40.89056°N 76.79417°W / 40.89056; -76.79417Coordinates: 40°53′26″N 76°47′39″W / 40.89056°N 76.79417°W / 40.89056; -76.79417
Area	27 acres (11 ha)
Architectural style	Early Republic, Italianate, Queen Anne
NRHP reference #	88002313
Added to NRHP	November 18, 1988

The Northumberland Historic District is a historic district listed in the US government's National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The "gem" of the district is a National Historic Landmark, the Joseph Priestley House. It includes one other separately Registered Historic Place, the Dr. Joseph Priestley House, also known as the "Priestley-Forsyth Memorial Library". It is bordered roughly by 4th Street, A Street, N. Shore Railroad, and Wheatley Avenue in Northumberland, Pennsylvania.

In 1988 there were more than 100 contributing structures and 73 non-contributing structures in the district.