Uptown Somerset Historic District
Uptown Somerset Historic District | |
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Location | Roughly bounded by N. Kimbery, Main, Columbia, and W. Catherine Sts., Somerset, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°00′37″N 79°04′48″W / 40.01028°N 79.08000°W |
Area | 60.2 acres (24.4 ha) |
Built | 1872 |
Architect | Purcell & Fry |
Architectural style | Italianate, Classical Revival, Second Empire |
NRHP reference No. | 95001254, 97000286 (Boundary Increase) [1] |
Added to NRHP | November 7, 1995, March 28, 1997 (Boundary Increase) |
Uptown Somerset Historic District is a national historic district located at Somerset in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 190 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing object. It encompasses an area centered on the county government complex and Somerset County Courthouse, with the surrounding commercial district, residential areas, and cemetery. Notable buildings include the former Somerset Trust Company Building (1906), First National Bank (1922), County Jail and Sheriff's Residence (1856, 1889), Lansberry House (1869), Edward Scull House (1847), former Somerset Academy (1882), Printing House Row (1872), St. Paul's United Church of Christ (1887), IOOF Building (1889), and First Christian Church (1909-1912).[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995, with a boundary increase in 1997.[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 R. Ann Safley (July 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Uptown Somerset Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-08. and Ann Safley and Doug Reynolds (January 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Uptown Somerset Historic District (Boundary Increase)" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Italianate architecture in Pennsylvania
- Second Empire architecture in Pennsylvania
- Neoclassical architecture in Pennsylvania
- Historic districts in Somerset County, Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Somerset County, Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs