Helentown has been a great place to live since the 1820s and contains   many fine examples of Queen Anne, Italianate, and Greek Revival architecture. Helentown was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. The neighborhood was formed in the early 1820s by mostly working class German immigrants. In the early 1900s, the neighborhood began to diversify with more groups moving into the neighborhood with many different heritages and cultures, which is still reflected to this day.

The Helentown Neighborhood Association’s current projects are   neighborhood beautification, encouraging neighborhood camaraderie (annual summer picnic), and applying the principles of Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED). The strengths of the Helentown neighborhood are diversity, friendly neighbors, great location and architecture, and the opportunity to capitalize on improvements being made by a neighborhood that cares.