Pennsylvania Hall
Pennsylvania Hall is the Gettysburg College central administrative building and the college's oldest building. Designed in 1835 by John Cresson Trautwine, it was built in 1838 as a "temple-style edifice with four columns in the portico".Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: College building
- Description: building in Pennsylvania, United States
- Also known as: “Old Dorm”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gettysburg station and Majestic Theater.
Gettysburg station
Railway station
Photo: Namhsi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Gettysburg Lincoln Railroad Station, also known as the "Gettysburg Train Station," "Lincoln Train Station" or "Western Maryland Railroad Station," is a historic train station with depot, platform, museum and offices on Carlisle Street in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Gettysburg station is situated 1,500 feet southeast of Pennsylvania Hall.
Majestic Theater
Movie theater
Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Majestic Theater is a movie theater, which is situated 1,600 feet southeast of Pennsylvania Hall.
Adams County Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
The Adams County Courthouse is located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 1, 1974. Adams County Courthouse is situated 2,100 feet south of Pennsylvania Hall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gettysburg and Culp’s Hill.
Gettysburg
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gettysburg, in Adams County in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, goes down in history as the battlefield in the Civil War where, despite terrible tragedy and loss of life, there was hope for the Union.
Culp’s Hill
Locality
Culp's Hill, which is about 3⁄4 mi south of the center of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, played a prominent role in the Battle of Gettysburg. It consists of two rounded peaks, separated by a narrow saddle.
Round Top
Hamlet
Round Top is a populated place in Adams County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, near Little Round Top. It is notable for two Battle of Gettysburg hospitals, the 1884 Round Top Station, and several battlefield commemorative era attractions such as Round Top Park and the Round Top Museum. Round Top is situated 2½ miles south of Pennsylvania Hall.
Pennsylvania Hall
- Categories: building and education
- Location: Borough of Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.83498° or 39° 50′ 6″ northLongitude
-77.23428° or 77° 14′ 3″ westElevation
525 feet (160 metres)Open location code
87F4RQM8+X7OpenStreetMap ID
way 777729852OpenStreetMap feature
building=college
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