Bellefonte Historic District

{{short description|Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States}}

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{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Bellefonte Historic District

| nrhp_type = hd

| nocat = yes

| image = Bellefonte Historic District Aug 10.JPG

| caption = N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte Historic District, August 2010

| location = Roughly bounded by Stony Batter, Ardell Alley, Thomas, Armor, Penn, Ridge and Logan Sts., Bellefonte, Pennsylvania

| coordinates = {{coord|40|54|48|N|77|46|43|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Pennsylvania#USA

| built = 1795

| builder = Cole, John Robert; Et al.

| architecture = Second Empire, Italianate, Georgian

| added = August 12, 1977

| area = {{convert|132|acre}}

| refnum = 77001136{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

}}

Bellefonte Historic District is a national historic district located at Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses 296 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential area of Bellefonte. The oldest building in the district is the Col. James Dunlop House dated to 1795. Notable non-residential buildings include the St. John's Roman Catholic Church, Crider Exchange (1889), Temple Court Building (1894), First National Bank Building, W.F. Reynolds and Co. Bank Building, and Pennsylvania Railroad Station. Located in the district and listed separately are the Brockerhoff Hotel, Centre County Courthouse, Gamble Mill, McAllister-Beaver House, and Miles-Humes House.{{cite web| url = https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp| title = National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania| publisher = CRUeusIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System| format = Searchable database| access-date = November 5, 2011| archive-date = July 21, 2007| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp| url-status = dead}} Note: This includes {{cite web| url = {{NRHP-PA|H001612_01H.pdf}}| title = National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bellefonte Historic District| accessdate = 2011-11-05| author = Gregory Ramsey| format = PDF| date = October 1976}} The Bellefonte Academy and the Bush House Hotel were previously listed on the register until they burned to the ground in 2004 and 2006, respectively.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.