Philipsburg Historic District is a national historic district

Historic district (United States)

In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...

 located at Philipsburg

Philipsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania

Philipsburg is a borough in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located at . It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area...

, Centre County, Pennsylvania

Centre County, Pennsylvania

Centre County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 153,990....

. The district includes 228 contributing buildings and 2 contributing sites in the central business district

Central business district

A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...

 and surrounding residential areas of Philipsburg. The oldest house is the John Henry Simler House (1807). Notable non-residential buildings include the Town Hall (1887), U.S. Post Office (1935), Union Church (1820-1840), St. Paul's Episcopal Church (1911), First Presbyterian Church (1908), and New Life Center Church (1893). The contributing sites are two small parks at the center of Philipsburg. Also located in the district are the separately listed Hardman Philips House

Hardman Philips House

Hardman Philips House, also known as Moshannon Hall and Halehurst, is a historic home located at Philipsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania. The house was originally built as a 2 1/2-story, Georgian style building with a gable roof. The original house was buit about 1813. It was later modified to...

, Rowland Theater

Rowland Theater

The Rowland Theater , located at 127 North Front Street, Philipsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania, is an historic single screen movie theater, built in 1917 by Charles Hedding Rowland.- History :...

, and Union Church and Burial Ground

Union Church and Burial Ground

Union Church and Burial Ground is a historic church and cemetery on E. Presqueisle Street in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania....

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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

in 1999.