About OAPA

Learn about OAPA, its history, and our preservation association

Mission

The mission of OAPA is to support the Old Allentown Neighborhood and its residents in cooperation with partners to maximize resources for community growth, engagement and historic preservation.

Old Allentown

The Old Allentown Historic District was established on September 6, 1978 by City Ordinance #12314 and was certified by the Pennsylvania State Historical and Museum Commission (P.H.M.C.) on September 26, 1978. The neighborhood was laid out in the original plan for Allentown, then called Northampton Town, by order of William Allen in 1762. The area developed as the City grew northward and westward and today contains a mixture of housing styles including Federal, Italianate, Eastlake and Victorian.