Fort Hunter Historic District, Harrisburg

Name: Fort Hunter Historic District
Address: 5300 N Front St, Harrisburg, Harrisburg, United States

#58 among attractions in Harrisburg

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Fort Hunter Historic District is a national historic district located at Fort Hunter, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The district includes six contributing buildings, four contributing sites, and one contributing structure. The area has seen continuous settlement since the early 1700s and once was the site of an early supply fort and garrison. Also in the district are the remains of a section of the Pennsylvania Canal. Notable buildings include the separately listed Archibald McAllister House, a spring house, Everhart Covered Bridge, large frame barn, corn crib, farm house, blacksmith shop, stone stable barn, Hunter's House or Old Hotel, ice house, and archaeological sites for Fort Hunter, the garrison, Hunter's Mill, and the Pennsylvania Canal. ()

Built: 1760 (264 years ago)Coordinates: 40°20'34"N, 76°54'38"W

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5300 N Front St, HarrisburgHarrisburg United States

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Fort Hunter Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pennsylvania Farm Show, Colonial Park Mall, Fort Hunter Mansion and Park, Broad Street Market.

4.1 miS
Convention center, Sport venue, Sport
Pennsylvania Farm Show, Harrisburg
106 min walk • Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center, formerly known as State Farm Show Arena, is a large exhibition center and indoor arena in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It is primarily used for concerts, agricultural exhibitions, the Pennsylvania Farm Show, and indoor football.
5.6 miSE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Colonial Park Mall, Harrisburg
143 min walk • Colonial Park Mall is a shopping mall in Lower Paxton Township, Pennsylvania, about 3 miles NE of Harrisburg. Located at the NE corner of U.S.
~370 ftE
Museum, History museum, Park
Fort Hunter Mansion and Park, Harrisburg
2 min walk • Archibald McAllister House, now officially known as Fort Hunter Mansion, is a historic home located on the Susquehanna River approximately 6 miles north of downtown Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
5.2 miS
Market, Shopping
Broad Street Market, Harrisburg
132 min walk • The Broad Street Market, opened in 1863, is located in the Midtown neighborhood of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in the United States.
5.3 miS
Museum, Bars and clubs, Nightlife
Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center, Harrisburg
135 min walk • The Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center, alternatively the House of Music, Arts & Culture, is a multidisciplinary arts and cultural center located in Midtown Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
0.6 miSE
Bridge
Rockville Bridge, Harrisburg
16 min walk • The Rockville Bridge is the longest stone masonry arch railroad viaduct ever built, with forty-eight 70-foot spans and a total length of 3,820 feet. The bridge crosses the Susquehanna River about 5 miles north of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The eastern end is in Rockville and the western end is just south of Marysville.
4.6 miS
Museum, History museum, Vernacular architecture
Pennsylvania Governor's Residence, Harrisburg
116 min walk • The Pennsylvania Governor's Residence is the official residence of the governor of Pennsylvania, in the Uptown neighborhood of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The neo-Georgian residence was built from 1966 to 1968 and designed by George M. Ewing, heading an architectural firm in Philadelphia.
2.3 miSE
Park, Nature and wildlife
Wildwood Park, Harrisburg
59 min walk • Wildwood Park is a public park and nature sanctuary in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The 229 acre park is known for its 90-acre shallow lake with over 6 miles of trails and mile-long boardwalk over the wetlands.
2 miS
Bridge
George N. Wade Memorial Bridge, Harrisburg
52 min walk • The George N. Wade Memorial Bridge, also known as the North Bridge, carries Interstate 81 and the Capital Beltway across the Susquehanna River in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Bridge construction began in the late 1960s and was completed in the early 1970s. The bridge is 5,188 feet long and varies in width from 109 feet to 230 feet.
3.7 miS
Festival, Entertainment
Zembo Shrine, Harrisburg
94 min walk • The Zembo Shrine Building, also known as the Zembo Mosque, is a Masonic building located in the Uptown neighborhood of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It is significant architecturally as an example of Moorish Revival architecture. Construction on the edifice was started in 1928, and opened the building in 1930.
4.6 miSE
Park
Capital Area Greenbelt, Harrisburg
118 min walk • The Capital Area Greenbelt is a looping trail located in the area of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.