Salem Crossroads Historic District
Salem Crossroads Historic District is a national historic district located at Delmont, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses 64 contributing buildings in the historic core of Delmont, originally called Salem Crossroads. The district includes buildings largely constructed between 1830 and 1870. It includes four log houses, numerous Greek Revival style buildings, the Central Hotel, a Gothic Revival style church, feed mill, wagon shop, livery stable, brickyard, blacksmith shop, and an old Ford Garage, dated to the 1920s.[2] Plans to restore the area as a living museum never materialized.[3]
Salem Crossroads Historic District | |
 Historic water trough on East Pittsburgh Street | |
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| Location | Pittsburgh and Greenburg Sts., Delmont, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°24′44″N 79°34′10″W |
| Area | 20 acres (8.1 ha) |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 78002484[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 18, 1978 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Barbara A. Hoff (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Salem Crossroads Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved June 16, 2012.
- Delmont Borough website Archived 2011-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
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