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Town of Standard Shaft, North of State Route 819, Standard Shaft, Westmoreland County, PA

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Town of Standard Shaft, North of State Route 819, Standard Shaft, Westmoreland County, PA

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Summary

Significance: Built to house workers at one of the largest coal and coke works in the United States, houses are of construction typical of coal and coke communities throughout western Pennsylvania. Many retain original clapboard siding and double outhouses in rear.
Survey number: HAER PA-292
Building/structure dates: ca. 1880 Initial Construction

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Date

1933 - 1970
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
H.C. Frick Coke Company
Madrid, transmitter
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Standard Shaft40.16414, -79.53298
Google Map of 40.164143, -79.53298199999999
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