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Llyswen Methodist Episcopal Church, 308 Coleridge Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Llyswen Methodist Episcopal Church, 308 Coleridge Avenue, Altoona, Bla...

Survey number: HABS PA-5887 Building/structure dates: 1915- 1916 Initial Construction

Alice MacDonald House, 1305 Ninth Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Alice MacDonald House, 1305 Ninth Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Survey number: HABS PA-5810 Building/structure dates: 1896 Initial Construction

Jaggard Building, 1300-1302 Eleventh Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Jaggard Building, 1300-1302 Eleventh Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Significance: The Jaggard Building is a good example of the kind of brick commercial buildings that were constructed by Altoona's wealthiest businessmen in the 1870s. It is also one of the few remaining 19th ce... More

William & Della Haines House, 216 Coleridge Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

William & Della Haines House, 216 Coleridge Avenue, Altoona, Blair Cou...

Survey number: HABS PA-5883 Building/structure dates: 1961 Initial Construction

Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, 1301 Thirteenth Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, 1301 Thirteenth Avenue, Altoona, B...

Significance: Overlooking the city of Altoona from the peak of Gospel Hill, the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament is a landmark on the Altoona skyline. Although construction began in 1924 to replace a 19th cen... More

Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, 1301 Thirteenth Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, 1301 Thirteenth Avenue, Altoona, B...

Significance: Overlooking the city of Altoona from the peak of Gospel Hill, the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament is a landmark on the Altoona skyline. Although construction began in 1924 to replace a 19th cen... More

Juniata Shops, Turntable, South of Sixth Street at Third Avemue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Juniata Shops, Turntable, South of Sixth Street at Third Avemue, Altoo...

Significance: A typical electrically powered turntable used in conjunction with the adjacent Erecting Shops and Machine Shops (HAER No. PA-232-D). Survey number: HAER PA-232-K

City of Altoona, Altoona, Blair County, PA

City of Altoona, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Written data pages include photocopies of maps & charts. Survey number: HABS PA-5784 Building/structure dates: 1849 Initial Construction

Eighth Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, 1227-1231 Eighth Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Eighth Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, 1227-1231 Eighth Avenue, Alt...

Survey number: HABS PA-5855 Building/structure dates: 1902 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1967 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1987 Subsequent Work

Fourth Ward Neighborhood, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Fourth Ward Neighborhood, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Survey number: HABS PA-5786 Building/structure dates: 1868 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: before 1882 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: after. 1882- before. 1888 Subsequent Work Buil... More

First National Bank, 1206 Eleventh Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

First National Bank, 1206 Eleventh Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Significance: The second headquarters of a bank established in 1863, the First National Bank of Altoona was described as a "magnificent temple of finance" when it opened in 1926. Architect John A. Dempwolf's mo... More

Silverman Building, 1200-1204 Eleventh Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Silverman Building, 1200-1204 Eleventh Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, ...

Significance: The Silverman Building is the most elaborate office building on 11th Ave. Dating to 1924-25, the steel framed structure is faced with white glazed terra cotta in a Neoclassical design. The buildin... More

James M. & Lizzie N. Skyles House, 108 Holmes Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

James M. & Lizzie N. Skyles House, 108 Holmes Avenue, Altoona, Blair C...

Survey number: HABS PA-5891 Building/structure dates: 1907 Initial Construction

Juniata Shops, Erecting Shop & Machine Shop, East of Fourth Avenue, between Fourth & Fifth Streets, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Juniata Shops, Erecting Shop & Machine Shop, East of Fourth Avenue, be...

Significance: The Erecting Shop and Machine Shop was the largest part of the last major expansion of the Altoona Works. Survey number: HAER PA-232-D Building/structure dates: 1925 Initial Construction Buildi... More

Juniata Shops, Erecting Shop & Machine Shop, East of Fourth Avenue, between Fourth & Fifth Streets, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Juniata Shops, Erecting Shop & Machine Shop, East of Fourth Avenue, be...

Significance: The Erecting Shop and Machine Shop was the largest part of the last major expansion of the Altoona Works. Survey number: HAER PA-232-D Building/structure dates: 1925 Initial Construction Buildi... More

Juniata Shops, Erecting Shop & Machine Shop, East of Fourth Avenue, between Fourth & Fifth Streets, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Juniata Shops, Erecting Shop & Machine Shop, East of Fourth Avenue, be...

Significance: The Erecting Shop and Machine Shop was the largest part of the last major expansion of the Altoona Works. Survey number: HAER PA-232-D Building/structure dates: 1925 Initial Construction Buildi... More

Albert P. MacDonald House, 1307-1309 Ninth Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Albert P. MacDonald House, 1307-1309 Ninth Street, Altoona, Blair Coun...

Survey number: HABS PA-5802 Building/structure dates: 1884 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: after 1894 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: after. 1920- before. 1930 Subsequent Work

Charles B. Dudley House, 802 Lexington Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Charles B. Dudley House, 802 Lexington Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, ...

Significance: The two-and-a-half story, side-passage house at 802 Lexington Ave. is representative of one type of housing stock found throughout Altoona, although most surviving examples are of brick veneer rat... More

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, Eighth Avenue & Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, Eighth Avenue & Eleventh Stree...

Survey number: HABS PA-5854 Building/structure dates: 1912- 1923 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1953 Subsequent Work

Masonic Temple, 1111-1119 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Masonic Temple, 1111-1119 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Significance: The Masonic Temple is one of Altoona's few remaining large red-brick buildings from the 19th century. Designed by Philadelphia architect, James H. Windrim, the temple's interesting exterior is com... More

Masonic Temple, 1111-1119 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Masonic Temple, 1111-1119 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Significance: The Masonic Temple is one of Altoona's few remaining large red-brick buildings from the 19th century. Designed by Philadelphia architect, James H. Windrim, the temple's interesting exterior is com... More

Masonic Temple, 1111-1119 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Masonic Temple, 1111-1119 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Significance: The Masonic Temple is one of Altoona's few remaining large red-brick buildings from the 19th century. Designed by Philadelphia architect, James H. Windrim, the temple's interesting exterior is com... More

Masonic Temple, 1111-1119 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Masonic Temple, 1111-1119 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Significance: The Masonic Temple is one of Altoona's few remaining large red-brick buildings from the 19th century. Designed by Philadelphia architect, James H. Windrim, the temple's interesting exterior is com... More

Christ Reformed Church, 1501-1507 Twelfth Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Christ Reformed Church, 1501-1507 Twelfth Avenue, Altoona, Blair Count...

Significance: Christ Reformed Church was the second home of a congregation which was formed in 1863 as the German Reformed Missionary Congregation in Altoona. In 1870, it changed its name to Christ Reformed Chu... More

Juniata Shops, Erecting Shop, East of Fourth Avenue at Third Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Juniata Shops, Erecting Shop, East of Fourth Avenue at Third Street, A...

Significance: The Erecting Shop was one of the four original shop buildings constructed at Juniata. Survey number: HAER PA-232-C Building/structure dates: 1889 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ... More

Casanave Building, 1211-1215 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Casanave Building, 1211-1215 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, P...

Significance: The Casanave Building is a classic and now-rare example of the kind of large, red-brick commercial buildings that dominated the downtown streetscape in the late 19th century. Described in 1892 as ... More

Altoona Trust Company Building, 1128-1130 Twelfth Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Altoona Trust Company Building, 1128-1130 Twelfth Avenue, Altoona, Bla...

Significance: The Altoona Trust Company Building, the work of Mowbray and Uffinger of New York in 1901, was the first Classical Revival-style building in downtown Altoona. The U-shapes, five-story building intr... More

Louis Beezer House, 306 Logan Boulevard, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Louis Beezer House, 306 Logan Boulevard, Altoona, Blair County, PA

See also HABS PA-5901 for additional documentation. Includes related photographs. Survey number: HABS PA-5900 Building/structure dates: 1895 Initial Construction

Martin Asbury Green House, 1501 Fourth Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Martin Asbury Green House, 1501 Fourth Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, ...

Survey number: HABS PA-5844 Building/structure dates: 1882 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: before 1889 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: ca. 1903 Subsequent Work Building/structure da... More

David G. & Margaret Stewart House, 209 Coleridge Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

David G. & Margaret Stewart House, 209 Coleridge Avenue, Altoona, Blai...

Survey number: HABS PA-5881 Building/structure dates: 1904- 1905 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: after. 1951- before. 1984 Subsequent Work

Franklin G. & Josephine Krall House, 201 Coleridge Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Franklin G. & Josephine Krall House, 201 Coleridge Avenue, Altoona, Bl...

Survey number: HABS PA-5877 Building/structure dates: 1906- 1909 Initial Construction

David A. Little House I, 1301 Seventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

David A. Little House I, 1301 Seventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, P...

Survey number: HABS PA-5809 Building/structure dates: 1894 Initial Construction

Charles F. Dinkle House, 805 Lexington Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Charles F. Dinkle House, 805 Lexington Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, ...

Survey number: HABS PA-5797 Building/structure dates: 1872 Initial Construction

Sylvester & Margaret England House, 300 Coleridge Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Sylvester & Margaret England House, 300 Coleridge Avenue, Altoona, Bla...

Survey number: HABS PA-5884 Building/structure dates: 1907 Initial Construction

Hebrew Reform Temple, 1433 Thirteenth Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Hebrew Reform Temple, 1433 Thirteenth Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, P...

Significance: Hebrew Reform Temple is distinguished by its eclectic Moorish, an 1898 design by Altoona's premier architect, Charles M. Robinson. Constructed for the Mountain City Hebrew Reform Congregation, a s... More

Timothy & Mary C. Healy House, 1415 Third Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Timothy & Mary C. Healy House, 1415 Third Avenue, Altoona, Blair Count...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-317 Survey number: HABS PA-5839 Building/structure dates: 1895- 1896 Initial Construction

Juniata Shops, Turntable, South of Sixth Street at Third Avemue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Juniata Shops, Turntable, South of Sixth Street at Third Avemue, Altoo...

Significance: A typical electrically powered turntable used in conjunction with the adjacent Erecting Shops and Machine Shops (HAER No. PA-232-D). Survey number: HAER PA-232-K

St. James German Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1401-1405 Eighth Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

St. James German Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1401-1405 Eighth Avenue,...

Survey number: HABS PA-5860 Building/structure dates: 1889- 1890 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1958 Subsequent Work

City of Altoona, Altoona, Blair County, PA

City of Altoona, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Written data pages include photocopies of maps & charts. Survey number: HABS PA-5784 Building/structure dates: 1849 Initial Construction

Fourth Ward Neighborhood, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Fourth Ward Neighborhood, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Survey number: HABS PA-5786 Building/structure dates: 1868 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: before 1882 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: after. 1882- before. 1888 Subsequent Work Buil... More

Twelfth Street Car Shops, Fire Engine House No. 7, 1128 Ninth Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Twelfth Street Car Shops, Fire Engine House No. 7, 1128 Ninth Avenue, ...

Significance: Fire Engine House No. 7 retains architectural details which suggest that it is contemporary with the final enlargement of the adjacent Stores/Laboratory, about 1905. Survey number: HAER PA-231-B ... More

Silverman Building, 1200-1204 Eleventh Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Silverman Building, 1200-1204 Eleventh Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, ...

Significance: The Silverman Building is the most elaborate office building on 11th Ave. Dating to 1924-25, the steel framed structure is faced with white glazed terra cotta in a Neoclassical design. The buildin... More

Juniata Shops, Erecting Shop & Machine Shop, East of Fourth Avenue, between Fourth & Fifth Streets, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Juniata Shops, Erecting Shop & Machine Shop, East of Fourth Avenue, be...

Significance: The Erecting Shop and Machine Shop was the largest part of the last major expansion of the Altoona Works. Survey number: HAER PA-232-D Building/structure dates: 1925 Initial Construction Buildi... More

Juniata Shops, Erecting Shop & Machine Shop, East of Fourth Avenue, between Fourth & Fifth Streets, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Juniata Shops, Erecting Shop & Machine Shop, East of Fourth Avenue, be...

Significance: The Erecting Shop and Machine Shop was the largest part of the last major expansion of the Altoona Works. Survey number: HAER PA-232-D Building/structure dates: 1925 Initial Construction Buildi... More

Juniata Shops, Erecting Shop & Machine Shop, East of Fourth Avenue, between Fourth & Fifth Streets, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Juniata Shops, Erecting Shop & Machine Shop, East of Fourth Avenue, be...

Significance: The Erecting Shop and Machine Shop was the largest part of the last major expansion of the Altoona Works. Survey number: HAER PA-232-D Building/structure dates: 1925 Initial Construction Buildi... More

Albert P. MacDonald House, 1307-1309 Ninth Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Albert P. MacDonald House, 1307-1309 Ninth Street, Altoona, Blair Coun...

Survey number: HABS PA-5802 Building/structure dates: 1884 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: after 1894 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: after. 1920- before. 1930 Subsequent Work

Twelfth Street Car Shops, Master Mechanic's Office, Ninth Avenue & Twelfth Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Twelfth Street Car Shops, Master Mechanic's Office, Ninth Avenue & Twe...

Significance: The 1882 section of this building is the oldest surviving structure of the former "Machine Shops" branch in Altoona. Survey number: HAER PA-231-C Building/structure dates: 1882 Initial Construct... More

Juniata Shops, Blacksmith Shop No. 2, East of Fourth Avenue, between First & Second Streets, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Juniata Shops, Blacksmith Shop No. 2, East of Fourth Avenue, between F...

Significance: Presently used by Conrail for storage, Blacksmith Shop No. 2 retains much of its early to mid-nineteenth century equipment, including several gas-fired furnaces. Survey number: HAER PA-232-B Bui... More

Second Presbyterian Church, 1315 Eighth Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Second Presbyterian Church, 1315 Eighth Avenue, Altoona, Blair County,...

Survey number: HABS PA-5857 Building/structure dates: 1870-1871 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1875-1877 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1939 Subsequent Work Building/structure dat... More

Masonic Temple, 1111-1119 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Masonic Temple, 1111-1119 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Significance: The Masonic Temple is one of Altoona's few remaining large red-brick buildings from the 19th century. Designed by Philadelphia architect, James H. Windrim, the temple's interesting exterior is com... More

Masonic Temple, 1111-1119 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Masonic Temple, 1111-1119 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Significance: The Masonic Temple is one of Altoona's few remaining large red-brick buildings from the 19th century. Designed by Philadelphia architect, James H. Windrim, the temple's interesting exterior is com... More

Masonic Temple, 1111-1119 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Masonic Temple, 1111-1119 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Significance: The Masonic Temple is one of Altoona's few remaining large red-brick buildings from the 19th century. Designed by Philadelphia architect, James H. Windrim, the temple's interesting exterior is com... More

Masonic Temple, 1111-1119 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Masonic Temple, 1111-1119 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Significance: The Masonic Temple is one of Altoona's few remaining large red-brick buildings from the 19th century. Designed by Philadelphia architect, James H. Windrim, the temple's interesting exterior is com... More

Masonic Temple, 1111-1119 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Masonic Temple, 1111-1119 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Significance: The Masonic Temple is one of Altoona's few remaining large red-brick buildings from the 19th century. Designed by Philadelphia architect, James H. Windrim, the temple's interesting exterior is com... More

Masonic Temple, 1111-1119 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Masonic Temple, 1111-1119 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Significance: The Masonic Temple is one of Altoona's few remaining large red-brick buildings from the 19th century. Designed by Philadelphia architect, James H. Windrim, the temple's interesting exterior is com... More

The Oaks, 112 Logan Boulevard, Altoona, Blair County, PA

The Oaks, 112 Logan Boulevard, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Survey number: HABS PA-5894 Building/structure dates: 1896 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1983 Subsequent Work

Central Trust Company Building, 1218 Eleventh Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Central Trust Company Building, 1218 Eleventh Avenue, Altoona, Blair C...

Significance: The Central Trust Company Building is a rare, intact example of Altoona's early 20th century commercial architecture. Designed by the Pittsburgh architectural firm of Robinson and Winkler, and ere... More

Central Trust Company Building, 1218 Eleventh Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Central Trust Company Building, 1218 Eleventh Avenue, Altoona, Blair C...

Significance: The Central Trust Company Building is a rare, intact example of Altoona's early 20th century commercial architecture. Designed by the Pittsburgh architectural firm of Robinson and Winkler, and ere... More

Altoona Mirror Building, 1000 Green Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Altoona Mirror Building, 1000 Green Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Survey number: HABS PA-5814 Building/structure dates: 1912 Initial Construction

Altoona Mirror Building, 1000 Green Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Altoona Mirror Building, 1000 Green Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Survey number: HABS PA-5814 Building/structure dates: 1912 Initial Construction

William & Amanda Kantner House, 808 Lexington Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

William & Amanda Kantner House, 808 Lexington Avenue, Altoona, Blair C...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-308 Survey number: HABS PA-5805 Building/structure dates: 1886 Initial Construction

Juniata Shops, Power Plant & Boiler House, East of Fourth Avenue at Second Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Juniata Shops, Power Plant & Boiler House, East of Fourth Avenue at Se...

Significance: The Power Plant and Boiler House was one of the four original buildings constructed at Juniata in 1888-90. Survey number: HAER PA-232-I Building/structure dates: 1888 Initial Construction Build... More

Joseph & Mary Ann Lamont House, 208 Browning Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Joseph & Mary Ann Lamont House, 208 Browning Avenue, Altoona, Blair Co...

Survey number: HABS PA-5871 Building/structure dates: ca. 1949- ca. 1951 Initial Construction

Jacob Good House, 1225-1225 1/2-1227 Seventh Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Jacob Good House, 1225-1225 1/2-1227 Seventh Avenue, Altoona, Blair Co...

Survey number: HABS PA-5853 Building/structure dates: before 1881 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: after. 1909- before. 1932 Subsequent Work

Juniata Shops, Turntable, South of Sixth Street at Third Avemue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Juniata Shops, Turntable, South of Sixth Street at Third Avemue, Altoo...

Significance: A typical electrically powered turntable used in conjunction with the adjacent Erecting Shops and Machine Shops (HAER No. PA-232-D). Survey number: HAER PA-232-K

Fourth Ward Neighborhood, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Fourth Ward Neighborhood, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Survey number: HABS PA-5786 Building/structure dates: 1868 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: before 1882 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: after. 1882- before. 1888 Subsequent Work Buil... More

Silverman Building, 1200-1204 Eleventh Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Silverman Building, 1200-1204 Eleventh Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, ...

Significance: The Silverman Building is the most elaborate office building on 11th Ave. Dating to 1924-25, the steel framed structure is faced with white glazed terra cotta in a Neoclassical design. The buildin... More

Juniata Shops, Erecting Shop & Machine Shop, East of Fourth Avenue, between Fourth & Fifth Streets, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Juniata Shops, Erecting Shop & Machine Shop, East of Fourth Avenue, be...

Significance: The Erecting Shop and Machine Shop was the largest part of the last major expansion of the Altoona Works. Survey number: HAER PA-232-D Building/structure dates: 1925 Initial Construction Buildi... More

Juniata Shops, Machine Shop No. 1, East of Fourth Avenue at Third Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Juniata Shops, Machine Shop No. 1, East of Fourth Avenue at Third Stre...

Significance: The Machine Shop No. 1 was one of the four original shop buildings constructed at Juniata. Survey number: HAER PA-232-F Building/structure dates: 1890 Initial Construction Building/structure da... More

Juniata Shops, Machine Shop No. 1, East of Fourth Avenue at Third Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Juniata Shops, Machine Shop No. 1, East of Fourth Avenue at Third Stre...

Significance: The Machine Shop No. 1 was one of the four original shop buildings constructed at Juniata. Survey number: HAER PA-232-F Building/structure dates: 1890 Initial Construction Building/structure da... More

Charles B. Dudley House, 802 Lexington Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Charles B. Dudley House, 802 Lexington Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, ...

Significance: The two-and-a-half story, side-passage house at 802 Lexington Ave. is representative of one type of housing stock found throughout Altoona, although most surviving examples are of brick veneer rat... More

Charles B. Dudley House, 802 Lexington Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Charles B. Dudley House, 802 Lexington Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, ...

Significance: The two-and-a-half story, side-passage house at 802 Lexington Ave. is representative of one type of housing stock found throughout Altoona, although most surviving examples are of brick veneer rat... More

Twelfth Street Car Shops, Master Mechanic's Office, Ninth Avenue & Twelfth Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Twelfth Street Car Shops, Master Mechanic's Office, Ninth Avenue & Twe...

Significance: The 1882 section of this building is the oldest surviving structure of the former "Machine Shops" branch in Altoona. Survey number: HAER PA-231-C Building/structure dates: 1882 Initial Construct... More

John & Emma Wright House, 1506 Second Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

John & Emma Wright House, 1506 Second Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, P...

Survey number: HABS PA-5830 Building/structure dates: 1884 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1916 Subsequent Work

Masonic Temple, 1111-1119 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Masonic Temple, 1111-1119 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Significance: The Masonic Temple is one of Altoona's few remaining large red-brick buildings from the 19th century. Designed by Philadelphia architect, James H. Windrim, the temple's interesting exterior is com... More

Masonic Temple, 1111-1119 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Masonic Temple, 1111-1119 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Significance: The Masonic Temple is one of Altoona's few remaining large red-brick buildings from the 19th century. Designed by Philadelphia architect, James H. Windrim, the temple's interesting exterior is com... More

Masonic Temple, 1111-1119 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Masonic Temple, 1111-1119 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Significance: The Masonic Temple is one of Altoona's few remaining large red-brick buildings from the 19th century. Designed by Philadelphia architect, James H. Windrim, the temple's interesting exterior is com... More

Masonic Temple, 1111-1119 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Masonic Temple, 1111-1119 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Significance: The Masonic Temple is one of Altoona's few remaining large red-brick buildings from the 19th century. Designed by Philadelphia architect, James H. Windrim, the temple's interesting exterior is com... More

Masonic Temple, 1111-1119 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Masonic Temple, 1111-1119 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Significance: The Masonic Temple is one of Altoona's few remaining large red-brick buildings from the 19th century. Designed by Philadelphia architect, James H. Windrim, the temple's interesting exterior is com... More

Masonic Temple, 1111-1119 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Masonic Temple, 1111-1119 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Significance: The Masonic Temple is one of Altoona's few remaining large red-brick buildings from the 19th century. Designed by Philadelphia architect, James H. Windrim, the temple's interesting exterior is com... More

Masonic Temple, 1111-1119 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Masonic Temple, 1111-1119 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Significance: The Masonic Temple is one of Altoona's few remaining large red-brick buildings from the 19th century. Designed by Philadelphia architect, James H. Windrim, the temple's interesting exterior is com... More

U.S. Post Office, 1201 Eleventh Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

U.S. Post Office, 1201 Eleventh Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Significance: The U.S. Post Office, designed by the local architectural firm of Royer and Anglemeyer in 1931, is the city's outstanding example of Art Deco style. The monumental Neoclassical building, of Indian... More

John C. & Catherine Jackson House, 215 Ruskin Drive, Altoona, Blair County, PA

John C. & Catherine Jackson House, 215 Ruskin Drive, Altoona, Blair Co...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-311 Survey number: HABS PA-5907 Building/structure dates: ca. 1904- ca. 1906 Initial Construction

First Methodist Episcopal Church, 1208 Thirteenth Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

First Methodist Episcopal Church, 1208 Thirteenth Street, Altoona, Bla...

Significance: Built of rough-faced Hummelstown brownstone with smooth-faced brownstone accents, the First Methodist Episcopal Church and its adjoining rectory were designed by M.R. Brown of New York City in 190... More

Altoona Mirror Building, 1000 Green Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Altoona Mirror Building, 1000 Green Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Survey number: HABS PA-5814 Building/structure dates: 1912 Initial Construction

John S. Seeds House I, 801 Lexington Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

John S. Seeds House I, 801 Lexington Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Survey number: HABS PA-5812 Building/structure dates: 1907 Initial Construction

Juniata Shops, Power Plant & Boiler House, East of Fourth Avenue at Second Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Juniata Shops, Power Plant & Boiler House, East of Fourth Avenue at Se...

Significance: The Power Plant and Boiler House was one of the four original buildings constructed at Juniata in 1888-90. Survey number: HAER PA-232-I Building/structure dates: 1888 Initial Construction Build... More

Juniata Shops, Power Plant & Boiler House, East of Fourth Avenue at Second Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Juniata Shops, Power Plant & Boiler House, East of Fourth Avenue at Se...

Significance: The Power Plant and Boiler House was one of the four original buildings constructed at Juniata in 1888-90. Survey number: HAER PA-232-I Building/structure dates: 1888 Initial Construction Build... More

Juniata Shops, Power Plant & Boiler House, East of Fourth Avenue at Second Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Juniata Shops, Power Plant & Boiler House, East of Fourth Avenue at Se...

Significance: The Power Plant and Boiler House was one of the four original buildings constructed at Juniata in 1888-90. Survey number: HAER PA-232-I Building/structure dates: 1888 Initial Construction Build... More

A. W. & Lavinia Rudolph House, 210 Holmes Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

A. W. & Lavinia Rudolph House, 210 Holmes Avenue, Altoona, Blair Count...

Survey number: HABS PA-5892 Building/structure dates: 1904 Initial Construction

Christopher & Lana Hite House, 213-213A Coleridge Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Christopher & Lana Hite House, 213-213A Coleridge Avenue, Altoona, Bla...

Survey number: HABS PA-5882 Building/structure dates: before 1905 Initial Construction

Peter Pielmeier Blacksmith Shop, 208 Sixteenth Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Peter Pielmeier Blacksmith Shop, 208 Sixteenth Street, Altoona, Blair ...

Survey number: HABS PA-5868 Building/structure dates: 1906- 1907 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1986 Subsequent Work

Ward Avenue United Presbyterian Church, Northeast corner of Ward & Coleridge Avenues, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Ward Avenue United Presbyterian Church, Northeast corner of Ward & Col...

Survey number: HABS PA-5909 Building/structure dates: 1912- 1913 Initial Construction

Altoona Area High School, Annex, Sixth Avenue & Fourteenth Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Altoona Area High School, Annex, Sixth Avenue & Fourteenth Street, Alt...

Survey number: HABS PA-5851-A Building/structure dates: 1927- 1929 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1970 Subsequent Work

Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, 1301 Thirteenth Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, 1301 Thirteenth Avenue, Altoona, B...

Significance: Overlooking the city of Altoona from the peak of Gospel Hill, the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament is a landmark on the Altoona skyline. Although construction began in 1924 to replace a 19th cen... More

Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, 1301 Thirteenth Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, 1301 Thirteenth Avenue, Altoona, B...

Significance: Overlooking the city of Altoona from the peak of Gospel Hill, the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament is a landmark on the Altoona skyline. Although construction began in 1924 to replace a 19th cen... More

Jacob & Mintie Miller House II, 202 Coleridge Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Jacob & Mintie Miller House II, 202 Coleridge Avenue, Altoona, Blair C...

Survey number: HABS PA-5878 Building/structure dates: 1921 Initial Construction

Lawrence, Jr., & Caroline Long Kimmel House, 1331 Second Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Lawrence, Jr., & Caroline Long Kimmel House, 1331 Second Avenue, Altoo...

Survey number: HABS PA-5826 Building/structure dates: ca. 1890 Initial Construction

Pennsylvania Railroad Company House, 1121-23 Eighth Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Pennsylvania Railroad Company House, 1121-23 Eighth Avenue, Altoona, B...

Written data includes copies of floor plans. Significance: Unlike the Cambria Iron Works in Johnstown, which built hundreds of company houses, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company eschewed the construction of hous... More

Eighth Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, 1227-1231 Eighth Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Eighth Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, 1227-1231 Eighth Avenue, Alt...

Survey number: HABS PA-5855 Building/structure dates: 1902 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1967 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1987 Subsequent Work

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