Broad Avenue Historic District
Broad Avenue Historic District | |
 Broad Avenue Historic District, April 2012 | |
   | |
| Location | Roughly along Broad Ave., from 23rd to 31st Sts., Altoona, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°30′8″N 78°24′46″W / 40.50222°N 78.41278°W |
| Area | 30 acres (12 ha) |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 02000806[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 25, 2002 |
Broad Avenue Historic District is a national historic district located at Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 140 contributing buildings in a residential area of Altoona. The buildings were primarily built between 1880 and 1927, and reflect a number of popular architectural styles including Colonial Revival and Italianate. The area was developed as an early streetcar-oriented development in Altoona. Non-residential buildings include the Broad Avenue Presbyterian Church (c. 1895) and Broad Avenue United Methodist Church (1927).[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]
References
- ^ a b "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 Nancy L. Smith and Deborah Lamborn (June 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Broad Avenue Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-10-29.
 | This article about a property in Pennsylvania on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- Italianate architecture in Pennsylvania
- Colonial Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
- Historic districts in Blair County, Pennsylvania
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Blair County, Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs