Old Midtown Harrisburg Historic District

Old Midtown Harrisburg Historic District. . , Situated across Forster Street is Historic Midtown that developed as one of Harrisburg's first residential and commercial districts north of the State Capitol in the mid-19th Century. Anchored by the N. Third Street corridor and by the emergence of the Broad Street Market in the early 1860's, Midtown became one of Harrisburg's first municipal historic districts in the mid 1970's and later as a National Register Historic District in the early 1980's. Midtown was thus one of the first neighborhoods to attract new homeowners to the city and to restore homes that had been vacant while recognizing in particular the district's history and architectural heritage. Characterized by charming residences with boulevard streetlights and tree lined streets, Midtown continues as a desirable destination anchored by restaurants, special shops, entertainment and cultural venues as well as having beautiful recreational frontage along the Susquehanna River., [Captions:] , Celebration arch at N. Third and Verbeke Streets during the 1905 Old Home Week., Two fashionable homes were built at 1102 and 1110 N. 3rd Street in 1867. 1110 then served as the Jewish Community Center, later the Police Athletic League, and then the Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center., Founded as Central Trust Company in 1893, the landmark bank building at 3rd and Verbeke Sts., became the Historic Harrisburg Resource Center in 1993, home to Historic Harrisburg Association, Midtown Action Council, Harrisburg Parks Foundation, and PA Downtown Center.