Mount Gretna in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Original Post Office

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 24, 2025

1. Original Post Office NRHP Marker

National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for Pennsylvania Chautauqua Historic District
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Inscription.

Listed in the
National Register
Of Historic Places
Since 2015

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1892.

Location. 40° 14.844′ N, 76° 28.312′ W. Marker is in Mount Gretna, Pennsylvania, in Lebanon County. It is on Carnegie Avenue south of Mount Gretna Road (Pennsylvania Route 117), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mount Gretna PA 17064, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

and in Greater Harrisburg.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle Building 1902 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Pennsylvania Chatauqua (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Library (about 800 feet away); Mount Gretna Campmeeting (about 800 feet away); Site of the 1949 Campmeeting Fire (approx. ¼ mile away); Mt. Gretna Tabernacle (approx. ¼ mile away); 511 2nd Street (approx. ¼ mile away); 603 1st Street (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mount Gretna.

Regarding Original Post Office. National Register Historic District Registration Form excerpt:

Looking down Carnegie the visitor can

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observe much of Mount Gretna’s “activity center.” To the left, verging on the western portion of the park, is a small green and yellow Craftsman building that announces itself as the Information Center. Dated c. 1892, it was the original post office, later serving as an office for the grounds superintendent.

Also see . . . Pennsylvania Chautauqua. (Submitted on May 30, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Original Post Office and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 24, 2025

2. Original Post Office and Marker

Original Post Office Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 24, 2025

3. Original Post Office Sign

Credits. This page was last revised on June 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 123 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 30, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.