Town of Standard Shaft, North of State Route 819, Standard Shaft, Westmoreland County, PA
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
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
H.C. Frick Coke Company
Madrid, transmitter
Location
Standard Shaft, 40.16414, -79.53298
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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