Mount Pleasant Historic District (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)
The Mount Pleasant Historic District is a historic district in the western part of the Allison Hill neighborhood of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It is located from Market to Brookwood and Allison Hill Bluff to 19th street. It is the oldest section of Allison Hill, representing Harrisburg's early development to the east of downtown. It is home to mostly Victorian architecture.
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