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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Adams County, Pennsylvania.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.

There are 35 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. One site is further designated as a National Historic Site and another is designated as a National Military Park. Another property was once listed but has been removed.


Current listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Location Municipality Description
1 John Abbott House
John Abbott House
February 22, 1980
(#80003394)
East King Street
39°53′14″N 76°58′55″W / 39.887222°N 76.981944°W / 39.887222; -76.981944 (John Abbott House)
Abbottstown
2 Adams County Courthouse
Adams County Courthouse
October 1, 1974
(#74001728)
Baltimore and West Middle Streets
39°49′46″N 77°13′53″W / 39.829583°N 77.231389°W / 39.829583; -77.231389 (Adams County Courthouse)
Gettysburg
3 Black Horse Tavern
Black Horse Tavern
March 30, 1978
(#78002331)
West of Gettysburg on Pennsylvania Route 116
39°49′08″N 77°17′02″W / 39.818889°N 77.283889°W / 39.818889; -77.283889 (Black Horse Tavern)
Cumberland Township
4 Bridge in Cumberland Township
Bridge in Cumberland Township
June 22, 1988
(#88000866)
Legislative Route 01002 over Marsh Creek, near Greenmount
39°45′27″N 77°17′06″W / 39.7575°N 77.285°W / 39.7575; -77.285 (Bridge in Cumberland Township)
Cumberland and Freedom Townships
5 Carbaugh Run Rhyolite Quarry Site (36AD30)
January 15, 1986
(#86000817)
Atop Snaggy Ridge, west of Carbaugh Run
39°53′02″N 77°27′26″W / 39.884°N 77.4573°W / 39.884; -77.4573 (Carbaugh Run Rhyolite Quarry Site (36AD30))
Franklin Township
6 Cline's Church of the United Brethren in Christ
Cline's Church of the United Brethren in Christ
August 22, 2002
(#02000894)
Cline's Church Road, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) south of Pennsylvania Route 34, near Menallen
40°00′02″N 77°13′14″W / 40.000556°N 77.220556°W / 40.000556; -77.220556 (Cline's Church of the United Brethren in Christ)
Menallen Township
7 Conewago Chapel
Conewago Chapel
January 29, 1975
(#75001604)
3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Hanover
39°49′08″N 77°02′17″W / 39.818889°N 77.038056°W / 39.818889; -77.038056 (Conewago Chapel)
Conewago Township
8 Dobbin House
Dobbin House
March 26, 1973
(#73001584)
89 Steinwehr Avenue
39°49′22″N 77°13′58″W / 39.822778°N 77.232778°W / 39.822778; -77.232778 (Dobbin House)
Gettysburg
9 East Berlin Historic District
East Berlin Historic District
September 30, 1985
(#85002693)
Portions of King, Harrisburg, and Abbottstown Streets
39°56′17″N 76°58′56″W / 39.938056°N 76.982222°W / 39.938056; -76.982222 (East Berlin Historic District)
East Berlin
10 Eisenhower National Historic Site
Eisenhower National Historic Site
November 27, 1967
(#67000017)
200 Eisenhower Farm Lane, near Gettysburg
39°47′45″N 77°16′02″W / 39.795833°N 77.267222°W / 39.795833; -77.267222 (Eisenhower National Historic Site)
Cumberland Township
11 Fairfield Historic District
Fairfield Historic District
May 18, 2000
(#00000518)
Roughly bounded by Landis Drive, Steelman Street, Wortz Drive, and the northwestern borough boundary
39°47′36″N 77°22′10″W / 39.793333°N 77.369444°W / 39.793333; -77.369444 (Fairfield Historic District)
Fairfield
12 Fairfield Inn
Fairfield Inn
April 2, 1973
(#73001583)
Main Street
39°47′13″N 77°22′11″W / 39.787°N 77.369597°W / 39.787; -77.369597 (Fairfield Inn)
Fairfield
13 Gettysburg Armory
Gettysburg Armory
April 18, 1990
(#90000422)
315 West Confederate Avenue
39°49′37″N 77°14′38″W / 39.826944°N 77.243889°W / 39.826944; -77.243889 (Gettysburg Armory)
Gettysburg
14 Gettysburg Battlefield Historic District
Gettysburg Battlefield Historic District
March 19, 1975
(#75000155)
Town of Gettysburg and its environs
39°48′59″N 77°13′49″W / 39.816389°N 77.230278°W / 39.816389; -77.230278 (Gettysburg Battlefield Historic District)
Cumberland Township, Gettysburg, and Highland Township
15 Gettysburg National Military Park
Gettysburg National Military Park
October 15, 1966
(#66000642)
Gettysburg National Military Park, near Gettysburg
39°48′43″N 77°14′39″W / 39.811944°N 77.244167°W / 39.811944; -77.244167 (Gettysburg National Military Park)
Cumberland, Highland, and Straban Townships
16 Great Conewago Presbyterian Church
Great Conewago Presbyterian Church
December 27, 1974
(#74001730)
Church Road, near Hunterstown
39°53′15″N 77°09′46″W / 39.8875°N 77.162778°W / 39.8875; -77.162778 (Great Conewago Presbyterian Church)
Straban Township
17 Heikes Covered Bridge
Heikes Covered Bridge
August 25, 1980
(#80003396)
North of Heidlersburg on Township 5857
39°58′41″N 77°08′47″W / 39.978056°N 77.146389°W / 39.978056; -77.146389 (Heikes Covered Bridge)
Huntington and Tyrone Townships
18 Horner House and Barn
Horner House and Barn
May 24, 2007
(#07000468)
20 Horner Road
39°43′41″N 77°14′59″W / 39.728056°N 77.249722°W / 39.728056; -77.249722 (Horner House and Barn)
Cumberland Township
19 Hunterstown Historic District
Hunterstown Historic District
May 15, 1979
(#79002154)
Pennsylvania Route 394 and Granite Station Road, in Hunterstown
39°53′03″N 77°09′36″W / 39.884167°N 77.16°W / 39.884167; -77.16 (Hunterstown Historic District)
Straban Township
20 Jacks Mountain Covered Bridge
Jacks Mountain Covered Bridge
August 25, 1980
(#80003397)
Southwest of Fairfield on Legislative Route 01053, near Iron Springs
39°46′01″N 77°23′13″W / 39.766944°N 77.386944°W / 39.766944; -77.386944 (Jacks Mountain Covered Bridge)
Carroll Valley and Hamiltonban Township
21 John's Burnt Mill Bridge
John's Burnt Mill Bridge
December 16, 1974
(#74001731)
Southwest of New Oxford on Township 428
39°49′56″N 77°04′47″W / 39.832222°N 77.079722°W / 39.832222; -77.079722 (John's Burnt Mill Bridge)
Mount Pleasant and Oxford Townships
22 Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Church
Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Church
October 15, 1980
(#80003399)
Southeast of Orrtanna on Legislative Route 01002
39°48′42″N 77°19′59″W / 39.811667°N 77.333056°W / 39.811667; -77.333056 (Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Church)
Highland Township
23 Lutheran Theological Seminary-Old Dorm
Lutheran Theological Seminary-Old Dorm
May 3, 1974
(#74001729)
Seminary Ridge, Lutheran Theological Seminary campus
39°49′55″N 77°14′41″W / 39.831944°N 77.244722°W / 39.831944; -77.244722 (Lutheran Theological Seminary-Old Dorm)
Gettysburg
24 Jacob and Juliana Middlekauff House
January 17, 2017
(#100000500)
530 Flohrs Church Rd.
39°52′23″N 77°20′29″W / 39.872970°N 77.341371°W / 39.872970; -77.341371 (Jacob and Juliana Middlekauff House)
Franklin Township
25 Pennsylvania Hall, Gettysburg College
Pennsylvania Hall, Gettysburg College
March 16, 1972
(#72001087)
Gettysburg College campus
39°50′06″N 77°14′05″W / 39.835°N 77.234722°W / 39.835; -77.234722 (Pennsylvania Hall, Gettysburg College)
Gettysburg
26 Pleasant Grove School
Pleasant Grove School
September 4, 2012
(#12000603)
4084 Baltimore Pike, Germantown
39°45′51″N 77°08′16″W / 39.764041°N 77.137649°W / 39.764041; -77.137649 (Pleasant Grove School)
Mount Joy Township part of the Educational Resources of Pennsylvania Multiple Property Submission (MPS)
27 Pond Mill Bridge
Pond Mill Bridge
June 22, 1988
(#88000816)
Legislative Route 01009 over Bermudian Creek, near Bermudian
39°59′45″N 77°03′31″W / 39.995833°N 77.058611°W / 39.995833; -77.058611 (Pond Mill Bridge)
Latimore Township
28 Rock Creek-White Run Union Hospital Complex
Rock Creek-White Run Union Hospital Complex
May 18, 2000
(#00000520)
Baltimore Pike, Goulden Road, and White Church Road, near Mount Joy
39°47′20″N 77°11′59″W / 39.788889°N 77.199722°W / 39.788889; -77.199722 (Rock Creek-White Run Union Hospital Complex)
Cumberland Township, Gettysburg, and Mount Joy Township
29 Sauck's Covered Bridge
Sauck's Covered Bridge
August 25, 1980
(#80003395)
Waterworks Road over Marsh Creek
39°47′51″N 77°16′35″W / 39.7975°N 77.276389°W / 39.7975; -77.276389 (Sauck's Covered Bridge)
Cumberland and Freedom Townships
30 Sheads House
Sheads House
December 8, 1976
(#76001592)
331 Buford Avenue
39°50′03″N 77°14′35″W / 39.834167°N 77.243056°W / 39.834167; -77.243056 (Sheads House)
Gettysburg
31 Spangler-Benner Farm
Spangler-Benner Farm
October 29, 1992
(#92001493)
230 Benner Road, near Gettysburg
39°44′39″N 77°13′34″W / 39.744167°N 77.226111°W / 39.744167; -77.226111 (Spangler-Benner Farm)
Mount Joy Township
32 Thomas Brothers Store
Thomas Brothers Store
August 15, 2008
(#08000780)
4 South Main Street
39°55′49″N 77°14′53″W / 39.93032°N 77.24792°W / 39.93032; -77.24792 (Thomas Brothers Store)
Biglerville
33 Wirts House
Wirts House
January 22, 1992
(#91002010)
798 Schrivers Corner Road (Pennsylvania Route 394), near Gettysburg
39°53′45″N 77°11′58″W / 39.895833°N 77.199444°W / 39.895833; -77.199444 (Wirts House)
Straban Township
34 John Zeigler Farm House
May 7, 1992
(#92000395)
1281 Mountain Road, near York Springs
40°02′56″N 77°07′02″W / 40.048889°N 77.117222°W / 40.048889; -77.117222 (John Zeigler Farm House)
Latimore Township

Former listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Date removed Location Municipality Summary
1 Conewago Mass House
October 19, 1978
(#78002332)
January 11, 1996
North of McSherrystown on Pennsylvania Route 476, Conewago Township
McSherrystown
2 Conewago Chapel Covered Bridge
August 26, 1980
(#80003398)
June 27, 1986
Legislative Route 01060
McSherrystown
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