Williamsburg Historic District (Williamsburg, Pennsylvania)
The Williamsburg Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Williamsburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania.
Williamsburg Historic District | |
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| Location | Approximately 30 square blocks centered around Second and High Sts., Williamsburg, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°27′39″N 78°12′14″W |
| Area | 160 acres (65 ha) |
| Built | 1832 |
| Architect | Rhule, David S. |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000518[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 12, 1995 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
History and architectural features
This district includes 362 contributing buildings and six contributing structures that are located in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Williamsburg. The earliest buildings date to the 1830s, when the community was expanded as a canal town along the Pennsylvania Main Line Canal. The buildings are primarily frame and brick, with notable examples of Federal and Late Victorian style architecture.
Notable non-residential buildings include the Schwab Hotel (c. 1910), the Hollidaysburg Trust Company (1873), the Presbyterian Church (1841), Zion Lutheran Church (1907), the Church of the Brethren (1911), Williamsburg High School (1918), and the Community Elementary School building (1941). Also located in the district are the Presbyterian (c. 1824), Methodist (c. 1831), Lutheran (c. 1835), and Lutheran and German Reformed (c. 1804) cemeteries, Big Spring, and the Pennsylvania Main Line Canal and Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
Gallery
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West Second Street
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 Frederick L. Richards (September 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Williamsburg Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved November 5, 2011.
