Mary E. Dennison House, 245 Fayette Street, Johnstown, Cambria County,...
Survey number: HABS PA-5694 Building/structure dates: ca. 1904 Initial Construction
Joseph L. & Catherine Kirk House, 101 Halleck Place, Altoona, Blair Co...
Survey number: HABS PA-5889 Building/structure dates: 1906 Initial Construction
James E. & Flora Neff Spence House, 312 Coleridge Avenue, Altoona, Bla...
Survey number: HABS PA-5888 Building/structure dates: 1907 Initial Construction
146 Colgate Avenue (House), Johnstown, Cambria County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-5684 Building/structure dates: 1911 Initial Construction
Martin L. Warsing House, 108 Wordsworth Avenue, Altoona, Blair County,...
Survey number: HABS PA-5911 Building/structure dates: 1915 Initial Construction
Theodore Roosevelt Junior High School, Sixth Avenue & Fourteenth Stree...
Survey number: HABS PA-5852 Building/structure dates: 1922- 1924 Initial Construction
Ann Matthews House, 1001-1003 Lexington Avenue, Altoona, Blair County,...
Survey number: HABS PA-5796 Building/structure dates: ca. 1870 Initial Construction
Raystown Covered Bridge, Township Route 418 spanning Raystown Branch o...
Significance: This slightly altered late-nineteenth century covered bridge is an excellent example of this kind of bridge construction in Bedford County. A number of other Burr arch covered bridges were built ... More
St. Mary's Greek Byzantine Catholic Church, Church, 401 Power Street, ...
Survey number: HABS PA-5742-A Building/structure dates: 1920- 1922 Initial Construction
Town of Penn-Craft, Penncraft, Fayette County, PA
Written data includes location maps, site plans, & floor plans. Significance: The Town of Penn-Craft was developed as part of a broad reaching effort of the New Deal era intended to relieve the dire economic ru... More
Downtown Neighborhood, Johnstown, Cambria County, PA
Written data includes photocopies of location maps. Survey number: HABS PA-5670
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
Thomas Gaddis House, 300 yards east of old U.S. Route 119 near interse...
Significance: Fort Gaddis is the oldest known building in Fayette County and the second oldest log building in western Pennsylvania. It was built ca. 1769-74 by Thomas Gaddis who was in charge of the defense of... More
Carnegie Free Library, 301 South Pittsburgh Street, Connellsville, Fay...
Significance: Connellsville was the regional center of the world famous Connellsville coking fields that supplied the Pittsburgh steel industry during its peak in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Andrew ... More
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
Ricks Foundry, Machine Shop, Miller Avenue off South Mount Vernon Stre...
Survey number: HAER PA-366-B Building/structure dates: ca. 1940 Subsequent Work
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
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
Connellsville Coal & Coke Region, Connellsville, Fayette County, PA
See also HAER PA-259 for related documentation. Includes photographs & written data. Significance: Considered among the world's richest mineral deposits, the Pittsburgh seam of coal underlying portions of Fayet... More
Lutz Woolen Factory, 1 mile South of U.S. 30 on East side of Township ...
Significance: The Lutz Woolen Factory is likely the oldest surviving woolen mill in southwestern Pennsylvania. Although much of the machinery has been removed (including two early carding machines, one of whic... More
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, 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, 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 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 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, ...
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
Town of Kistler, Kistler, Mifflin County, PA
See also HABS PA-5973 for related information on the refractories industry. Written data includes photocopies of location maps, elevations, & floor plans. Significance: Kistler was built by the Mount Union Refr... More
Town of Kistler, Kistler, Mifflin County, PA
See also HABS PA-5973 for related information on the refractories industry. Written data includes photocopies of location maps, elevations, & floor plans. Significance: Kistler was built by the Mount Union Refr... More
Town of Claysburg, Claysburg, Blair County, PA
See also HABS PA-5973 for additional information on the refractories industry. Significance: The village of Claysburg more than doubled in size when the Standard Refractories Company built a refractory brickyar... More
John Huber House, 1424 Second Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-5828 Building/structure dates: 1893 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: before 1909 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: after 1968 Subsequent Work
Town of Sproul, Sproul, Blair County, PA
See also HABS PA-5973 for additional information on the refractories industry. Significance: Sproul is an example of a classic company town built and owned entirely by one company to facilitate the operation of... More
Town of Davidson, On Township Route 700 East off State Route 1031, Dav...
Significance: Originally developed by Norton, Faber, and Miskimmer in 1856, the town of Davidson was acquired by the H.C. Frick Coke Company in 1888. Frick expanded the existing coal mine and coke works, opera... More
Kemble Coal & Iron Company, Riddlesburg Works, Blowing Engine House, R...
Survey number: HAER PA-362-A Building/structure dates: after 1807 Initial Construction
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
Penn Traffic Building, 319 Washington Street, Johnstown, Cambria Count...
Significance: The present six-story brick building was erected in 1908, with additions made in 1924 and 1949 for the Penn Traffic Company, an outgrowth of the Cambria Iron Company's company store. When the pres... More
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
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
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
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
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
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
Levi Springer Smoke House-Spring House-Summer Kitchen, Fan Hollow Road...
Significance: The Springer House is the second-generation dwelling of one of western Pennsylvania's pioneer families. The building was built in 1817, as construction of the National Road approached Uniontown fr... More
Levi Springer Smoke House-Spring House-Summer Kitchen, Fan Hollow Road...
Significance: The Springer House is the second-generation dwelling of one of western Pennsylvania's pioneer families. The building was built in 1817, as construction of the National Road approached Uniontown fr... More
Levi Springer Smoke House-Spring House-Summer Kitchen, Fan Hollow Road...
Significance: The Springer House is the second-generation dwelling of one of western Pennsylvania's pioneer families. The building was built in 1817, as construction of the National Road approached Uniontown fr... More
Bedford County Bridge No. 4, Township Route 655 spanning Yellow Creek,...
Significance: This steel-constructed Pratt through truss is a typical metal truss span of the late nineteenth century. It is, however, one of the region's few surviving Keystone Bridge Company spans built for ... More
Town of Blandburg, Blandburg, Cambria County, PA
See HABS PA-5973 for additional information on the refractories industry. Written data includes photocopies of location maps, elevations & floor plans for some of the housing. Significance: Blandburg was formal... More
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
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
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 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 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 City Hall, Twelfth Street & Thirteenth Avenue, Altoona, Blair ...
Significance: For a brief period, from 1918 to 1921, Altoona adopted a city manager form of government which accomplished a great deal in a short time. In addition to upgrading the public parks system and initi... More
Altoona Mirror Building, 1000 Green Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-5814 Building/structure dates: 1912 Initial Construction
Juniata Shops, Blacksmith Shop No. 1, East of Fourth Avenue at Second ...
Significance: The Blacksmith Shop No. 1 was one of the four original Juniata Shop buildings constructed between 1888 and 1890. Survey number: HAER PA-232-A Building/structure dates: 1890 Initial Construction ... More
Shoaf Mine & Coke Works, East side of Shoaf, off Township Route 472, S...
See also HAER PA-283 for additional documentation. Includes drawings (sheets 5 & 6) & written data (pages 172 through 180). Significance: The Shoaf coke works is the most intact beehive-oven coke plant in Fayet... More
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
Levi Springer House, Fan Hollow Road, Uniontown, Fayette County, PA
Significance: The Springer House is the second-generation dwelling of one of western Pennsylvania's pioneer families. The building was built in 1817, as construction of the National Road approached Uniontown fr... More
Levi Springer House, Fan Hollow Road, Uniontown, Fayette County, PA
Significance: The Springer House is the second-generation dwelling of one of western Pennsylvania's pioneer families. The building was built in 1817, as construction of the National Road approached Uniontown fr... More
Levi Springer House, Fan Hollow Road, Uniontown, Fayette County, PA
Significance: The Springer House is the second-generation dwelling of one of western Pennsylvania's pioneer families. The building was built in 1817, as construction of the National Road approached Uniontown fr... More
Levi Springer House, Fan Hollow Road, Uniontown, Fayette County, PA
Significance: The Springer House is the second-generation dwelling of one of western Pennsylvania's pioneer families. The building was built in 1817, as construction of the National Road approached Uniontown fr... More
Levi Springer House, Fan Hollow Road, Uniontown, Fayette County, PA
Significance: The Springer House is the second-generation dwelling of one of western Pennsylvania's pioneer families. The building was built in 1817, as construction of the National Road approached Uniontown fr... More
Levi Springer House, Fan Hollow Road, Uniontown, Fayette County, PA
Significance: The Springer House is the second-generation dwelling of one of western Pennsylvania's pioneer families. The building was built in 1817, as construction of the National Road approached Uniontown fr... More
Ludwig & Frances Leix House II, 210-212 Fourteenth Streeet, Altoona, B...
Survey number: HABS PA-5865 Building/structure dates: 1903 Initial Construction
William Oakley House, 27 Clarion Street, Johnstown, Cambria County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-5691 Building/structure dates: 1904- 1905 Initial Construction
Joseph & Emma May Hoover House, 203 1/2 West Whittier Avenue, Altoona,...
Survey number: HABS PA-5910 Building/structure dates: 1905 Initial Construction
St. Stephen's Slovak Catholic Church, 414 Fourth Avenue, Johnstown, Ca...
Survey number: HABS PA-5744 Building/structure dates: 1909- 1911 Initial Construction
Westmont Neighborhood, Johnstown, Cambria County, PA
Written data includes photocopies of maps, advertisements & photographs. Survey number: HABS PA-5671 Building/structure dates: ca. 1891 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: ca. 1901 Subsequent Work Buil... More
216-18 Wyoming Street (House), Johnstown, Cambria County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-5680 Building/structure dates: ca. 1891 Initial Construction
Juniata Shops, Paint Stores, East of Fourth Avenue, South of First Str...
Significance: Appearing little changed from its original appearance, the Paint Stores provided essential storage facilities for the adjacent paint shop (now demolished). Survey number: HAER PA-232-H Building/... More
Kemble Coal & Iron Company, Riddlesburg Works, Company Housing, Along ...
Survey number: HAER PA-362-B Building/structure dates: before 1877 Initial Construction
Town of Penn-Craft, Penncraft, Fayette County, PA
Written data includes location maps, site plans, & floor plans. Significance: The Town of Penn-Craft was developed as part of a broad reaching effort of the New Deal era intended to relieve the dire economic ru... More
Town of Penn-Craft, Penncraft, Fayette County, PA
Written data includes location maps, site plans, & floor plans. Significance: The Town of Penn-Craft was developed as part of a broad reaching effort of the New Deal era intended to relieve the dire economic ru... More
Town of Penn-Craft, Penncraft, Fayette County, PA
Written data includes location maps, site plans, & floor plans. Significance: The Town of Penn-Craft was developed as part of a broad reaching effort of the New Deal era intended to relieve the dire economic ru... More
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
Griffin No. 1 Coke Works, Along Cats Run, Southeast of Masontown Bouro...
Significance: During peak production, Griffin No. 1 Coke Works operated one battery of double-block rectangular coke ovens. Sections of these ovens remain and are considered some of the best preserved rectangu... More
Thomas Gaddis House, 300 yards east of old U.S. Route 119 near interse...
Significance: Fort Gaddis is the oldest known building in Fayette County and the second oldest log building in western Pennsylvania. It was built ca. 1769-74 by Thomas Gaddis who was in charge of the defense of... More
Lawrence, Jr., & Caroline Long Kimmel House, 1331 Second Avenue, Altoo...
Survey number: HABS PA-5826 Building/structure dates: ca. 1890 Initial Construction
Royer House, Springfield Furnace, State Highway 866, .25 mile North of...
Significance: Built by the Royer family about 1810; John Royer settled in this area around 1805. Along with his brother Daniel, he established an iron furnace one-quarter mile to the south, on Piney Creek. The ... More
Huntingdon Station, Fourth & Allegheny Streets, Huntingdon, Huntingdon...
Significance: The Huntingdon Statation was constructed to serve the Pennsylvania Railroad and the H&BT, consolidating functions previously served by two existing buildings. Survey number: HAER PA-244 Building... More
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
Greensburg Railroad Station, Harrison Avenue, Greensburg, Westmoreland...
Significance: A principal stop on the mainline of the Pennsylvania Railroad, the Greensburg Station is now listed on the National Register. Survey number: HAER PA-249 Building/structure dates: 1910- 1911 I... More
Joseph & Sarah Nixon House I, 1204 Sixth Avenue, Altoona, Blair County...
Survey number: HABS PA-5848 Building/structure dates: 1872 Initial Construction
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
Connellsville Coal & Coke Region, Connellsville, Fayette County, PA
See also HAER PA-259 for related documentation. Includes photographs & written data. Significance: Considered among the world's richest mineral deposits, the Pittsburgh seam of coal underlying portions of Fayet... More
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
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, ...
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
Martha J. Wolf House, 1009 Chestnut Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-5808 Building/structure dates: ca. 1889 Initial Construction
Town of Kistler, Kistler, Mifflin County, PA
See also HABS PA-5973 for related information on the refractories industry. Written data includes photocopies of location maps, elevations, & floor plans. Significance: Kistler was built by the Mount Union Refr... More
Town of Kistler, Kistler, Mifflin County, PA
See also HABS PA-5973 for related information on the refractories industry. Written data includes photocopies of location maps, elevations, & floor plans. Significance: Kistler was built by the Mount Union Refr... More
Town of Claysburg, Claysburg, Blair County, PA
See also HABS PA-5973 for additional information on the refractories industry. Significance: The village of Claysburg more than doubled in size when the Standard Refractories Company built a refractory brickyar... More
Town of Sproul, Sproul, Blair County, PA
See also HABS PA-5973 for additional information on the refractories industry. Significance: Sproul is an example of a classic company town built and owned entirely by one company to facilitate the operation of... More
Town of Sproul, Sproul, Blair County, PA
See also HABS PA-5973 for additional information on the refractories industry. Significance: Sproul is an example of a classic company town built and owned entirely by one company to facilitate the operation of... More
Town of Davidson, On Township Route 700 East off State Route 1031, Dav...
Significance: Originally developed by Norton, Faber, and Miskimmer in 1856, the town of Davidson was acquired by the H.C. Frick Coke Company in 1888. Frick expanded the existing coal mine and coke works, opera... More
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
Theodore & Mary Wigton House, 211-213 Twelfth Street, Altoona, Blair C...
Survey number: HABS PA-5861 Building/structure dates: ca. 1887- 1891 Initial Construction
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
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
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
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