Cement City Historic District
Cement City Historic District | |
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| Location | Roughly, Chestnut and Walnut Sts. from Modisette Ave. to Bertha Ave. and along Ida and Bertha Sts., Donora, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°10′15″N 79°51′56″W / 40.17083°N 79.86556°W |
| Area | 8.8 acres (3.6 ha) |
| Built | 1916 |
| Architect | Lambie Concrete House Corporation; Aberthaw Construction |
| Architectural style | Prairie School |
| NRHP reference No. | 96000023[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 16, 1996 |
| Designated PHMC | October 04, 1997[2] |
Cement City Historic District is a historic district in Donora, Pennsylvania. The district includes 80 Prairie School concrete residences built in 1916-17. The homes served as housing for employees of the American Steel and Wire Company. Poured-in-place concrete houses had become popular in large-scale housing developments at the time, partly thanks to promotion by Thomas Edison; the homes built in Donora used a newly patented construction method from the Lambie Concrete House Corporation. Building the houses required a combined 10,000 barrels of Portland cement.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1] In 1997, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission installed a historical marker on McKean Ave. (Pa. 837) in South Donora, noting the historic importance of the community.[2] It is designated as a historic district by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation.[4] Many of the original cement homes are still standing today, and currently serve as private residences.
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "Cement City - PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
- ^ Piper, Clinton E. (September 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Cement City Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
- ^ "Cement City Historic District". Landmark Registry - Historic District. Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation. 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
External links
- Historic districts in Washington County, Pennsylvania
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania state historical marker significations
- Prairie School architecture in Pennsylvania
- Houses in Washington County, Pennsylvania
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Pennsylvania