What is the Carlisle Historic District?
The Carlisle Historic District is an intact collection of architecturally significant residential, commercial and public buildings constructed primarily between the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Located in the center of Carlisle Borough, the district includes most of the original 1741 town plan. Throughout its history, the Carlisle Historic District has been of local importance as a governmental and commercial center. As delineated, the district is roughly bounded on the north by Louther Street, on the east by the LeTort Spring Run, in the South by E. South and Walnut Streets, and on the west by College and West Streets. Its period of significance, 1751 to 1950, begins with Carlisle’s founding as the county seat of the newly established Cumberland County, and ends at the fifty year cutoff date. The Carlisle Historic District is located at the center of one of the most preserved communities of its size in the region, containing an intact collection of late 18th through mid 20th ce
