Queen Anne Historic District

Queen Anne Historic District

McKnight and Windsor, Queen Anne Historic District, March 2011
Location Roughly bounded by Robeson St., North Third St., RR Tracks and Clinton St., Reading, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°20′55″N 75°56′13″W / 40.34861°N 75.93694°W / 40.34861; -75.93694Coordinates: 40°20′55″N 75°56′13″W / 40.34861°N 75.93694°W / 40.34861; -75.93694
Area 160 acres (65 ha)
Built 1900
Architectural style Queen Anne, Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference # 04001227[1]
Added to NRHP November 12, 2004

Queen Anne Historic District is a national historic district located in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses 2,405 contributing buildings in Reading built between about 1880 and 1925. The district consists primarily of semi-detached houses and rowhouses, with a few stone church buildings and small commercial buildings. Most of the buildings are constructed of brick and reflective of Late Victorian and early 20th-century architectural styles. The churches are St. Mary's Episcopal Church (1904) and Wesley United Methodist Church (1922). Located in the district and separately listed are the Charles S. Foos Elementary School and former Meinig Glove Factory-E. Richard Meinig Co.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Shelby Weaver Splain (March 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Queen Anne Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-29.


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