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Knickerbocker Historic District

Coordinates: 40°29′11″N 78°24′50″W / 40.48639°N 78.41389°W / 40.48639; -78.41389
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Knickerbocker Historic District
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Knickerbocker Historic District is located in Pennsylvania
Knickerbocker Historic District
Knickerbocker Historic District is located in the United States
Knickerbocker Historic District
Location4th, 5th and 6th Aves., Burgoon Rd., 40th and 41sts., Altoona, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°29′11″N 78°24′50″W / 40.48639°N 78.41389°W / 40.48639; -78.41389
Area13.5 acres (5.5 ha)
Built1904
Built byKnickerbocker Contracting Co.
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No.02000064[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 20, 2002

The Knickerbocker Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

History and architectural features

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This district includes 153 contributing rowhouse buildings that are located in a residential area of Altoona. The buildings were primarily built between 1903 and 1930, as affordable worker's housing and reflect a number of popular architectural styles, including Colonial Revival and Classical Revival. The buildings feature decorative parapets, bay windows, porch posts, pediments, and a variety of ornamentation. The district is visually dominated by the former Knikerbocker Hotel (c. 1906).[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "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: Knickerbocker Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved November 5, 2011.
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