Mt Gretna PA Homes for Sale

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Mount Gretna, PA History

Mount Gretna is a borough in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Lebanon County, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 242 at the 2000 census. It is a popular place in the summer, for it has a nationally-ranked juried art show (third weekend in August), jazz and chamber music concerts, lectures, book reviews, and an annual tour of historic homes and cottages (1st Saturday in August). The community also has a roller rink, lake, open-air playhouse, miniature golf course, several restaurants, playgrounds, and an award-winning ice cream parlor known as the Jigger Shop. The surrounding area, which includes seven distinct neighborhoods, has a year-round population estimated at 1,500 persons. Summertime population increases to about 2,500.

Visitors to the center of Mount Gretna will notice something quite unusual: no lawns. The area around Mount Gretna is rolling and wooded, and this extends to the "yards" of the houses and other buildings. As one tourist noted: "it's sort of an elf village." Indeed, as one drives along the highway toward Mount Gretna, the woods stay the same, it's just that there are more and more buildings in the forest. According to many of the original deeds for houses, one could build over the property line if the area was used for a porch, and many of the lawns were sacrificed for porches.

Created in 1889 as a summer colony by Robert Habersham Coleman, an iron processing and railroad industrialist whose Cornwall Iron Furnace still stands nearby and is open to the public, the community was a pleasure stop on what was then Coleman's Cornwall and Lebanon Railroad. Between 1889 and 1916, when it was shut down, Mount Gretna was the terminus of the C&L RR line known as the Mount Gretna Narrow Gauge Railway, a tourist railway to the top of Governor Dick Mountain nearby.

In the Campmeeting areas, some of the streets are no more than footpaths. The area was laid out long before automobiles became publicly accessible, and public parking is hard to come by. The cottages are in either the "gingerbread", late Victorian, or art deco style.

The Mount Gretna Playhouse showcases a series of plays, musicals, and other special events throughout the summer season. It is also the summer performance venue for Music at Gretna, a notable chamber music and jazz series, as well as for Gretna Theater and the week-long Cicada Festival of family entertainment. The Gretna Playhouse has been under the artistic direction of professionals such as Will Stutts and showcases a series of plays, musicals, and other special events throughou the summer season. Past employees include Kris Valentine, Becca Landis, Robert Campbell, Amy Kellett, Duffey Westlake, Rick Voight, Joe Borkovich, Dallas Mease, and Aubrey Boyd.

Mount Gretna's "Hideaway" restaurant and bar is a popular spot for lunch or dinner, and a favorite late-night gathering spot for locals. The Timbers Dinner Theater and Restaurant offers summer musical revues and is open for dining year-round. Le Sorelle Cafe is open on weekends in winter and Tuesdays through Sundays from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

Downtone Lebanon

Buildings in Downtown Lebanon are both historic and attractive, some dating back to the late 1800's and even 1700's. The work accomplished in these historical buildings include local businesses serving local needs, as well as serving national and international clients in areas of advertising and website development. The Lebanon Campus of Harrisburg Area Community College, Lebanon Farmers Market, a modern library, Lebanon Chamber of Commerce, YMCA, numerous churches and the City-County Municipal Building are all located in or within two blocks of the Lebanon Central Business District.

The Community of Lebanon Association sponsors a variety of yearly public events and citizens can leisurely walk the streets, enjoy the rich history of Lebanon’s Downtown and visit the various specialty shops.

A survey conducted by Sperling's BestPlaces.net has named Lebanon as the least stressful city in the United States. The survey found the area which includes Harrisburg and Carlisle to score well in the areas of low crime, low divorce rates, short average commute times and low unemployment. The strong work ethic and skilled workers have brought one of the lowest unemployment rates in the nation. The combination of factors has earned Lebanon the second place title as second least stressful city in the nation.

Lebanon County, Pennsylvania

Autumn Forest Lebanon County Pennsylvania

Lebanon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Though the first settlers were located there in 1723, it was officially created in 1813 from parts of Dauphin County and Lancaster County. Just like the surrounding counties, Lebanon County Pennsylvania has had a large influence from the Pennsylvania Dutch, which is easily seen in the acres upon acres of beautiful landscaping and farms. Lebanon County is also known for its outstanding abundance of dairy and pork products, the most popular of which is their Lebanon Bologna.

As of 2000, the population is 120,327, with a 2004 estimate of 124,489. Its county seat is Lebanon. Lebanon County is part of the Lebanon Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Harrisburg–Carlisle–Lebanon Combined Statistical Area. It is located in south central Pennsylvania approximately 25 miles east of the state capital of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 363 square miles, of which, 362 square miles of it is land and 1 square miles of it (0.20%) is water. Its average annual temperature is 50 degrees and average precipitation is almost 36 inches.