Elizabeth & Blair Ward House, 1537 Second Avenue, Altoona, Blair Count...
Survey number: HABS PA-5832 Building/structure dates: ca. 1925- ca. 1927 Initial Construction
Walter S. & Alice Long House, 308 Wordsworth Avenue, Altoona, Blair Co...
Survey number: HABS PA-5913 Building/structure dates: 1926- 1927 Initial Construction
1224 Third Avenue (House), Altoona, Blair County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-5817 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mary Wilson House, 708-710 Lexington Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-5799 Building/structure dates: 1873 Initial Construction
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
John S. Seeds House II, 204 Coleridge Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, P...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a small palace, chateau, villa, residential historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
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
Knickerbocker Rowhouse Complex, Altoona, Blair County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-5785 Building/structure dates: ca. 1904 Initial Construction
Jacob & Mintie Miller House II, 202 Coleridge Avenue, Altoona, Blair C...
Survey number: HABS PA-5878 Building/structure dates: 1921 Initial Construction
Joseph & Barbara Fleig House, 1329 Fourth Avenue, Altoona, Blair Count...
Survey number: HABS PA-5842 Building/structure dates: 1872 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1888- 1894 Subsequent Work
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
Sarah Furnace, Grist Mill, Sproul, Blair County, PA
Significance: One of only two water powered grist mills which survive in Blair County and which were operated in conjunction with the region's numerous iron plantations. The Grist Mill retains its nineteenth c... More
1101 Chestnut Avenue (Commercial Building), Altoona, Blair County, PA
Photo caption pages & written data include a site plan. Significance: It is one of the oldest remaining structures in the Altoona area in addition to possessing an unique stone facade. Survey number: HABS PA-... More
Mount Etna Iron Works, Ironmaster's House, Legislative Route 07020 & T...
Significance: Mt. Etna Iron Works was one of numerous of charcoal iron producers in the nationally renowned Juniata Iron region. This region was a leading producer of pig iron in the antebellum years. Mt. Etn... 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
Joseph & Sarah Nixon House I, 1204 Sixth Avenue, Altoona, Blair County...
Survey number: HABS PA-5848 Building/structure dates: 1872 Initial Construction
First Ward Neighborhood, Altoona, Blair County, PA
Public domain image of a train station in Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
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
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
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
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
W. Glenn & Doris Henninger House, 317 Morningside Drive, Altoona, Blai...
Survey number: HABS PA-5903 Building/structure dates: 1941- 1951 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1965 Subsequent Work
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
Canoe Furnace, On Township Run, North of State Route 866, Williamsburg...
Significance: Built by Henry S. Spang, who operated the nearby Etna Furnace. Spang also was associated with a large rolling mill in Pittsburgh. The Canoe Furnace is the only known surviving conically-shaped s... More
Canoe Furnace, On Township Run, North of State Route 866, Williamsburg...
Significance: Built by Henry S. Spang, who operated the nearby Etna Furnace. Spang also was associated with a large rolling mill in Pittsburgh. The Canoe Furnace is the only known surviving conically-shaped s... 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Mount Etna Iron Works, Charcoal House, East of U.S. Route 22 on T.R. 4...
Significance: Mt. Etna Iron Works was one of numerous of charcoal iron producers in the nationally renowned Juniata Iron region. This region was a leading producer of pig iron in the antebellum years. Mt. Etn... More
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
Survey number: HABS PA-5814 Building/structure dates: 1912 Initial Construction
Jacob & Ida Brett House, 208 Logan Boulevard, Altoona, Blair County, P...
Survey number: HABS PA-5896 Building/structure dates: 1925 Initial Construction
1011-1013 Lexington Avenue (House), Carriage House, Altoona, Blair Cou...
Public domain photograph of attic, house frame, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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, Bl...
Survey number: HABS PA-5877 Building/structure dates: 1906- 1909 Initial Construction
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, ...
Survey number: HABS PA-5797 Building/structure dates: 1872 Initial Construction
Haupt Truss Bridge, 1300 Ninth Avenue, Railroaders' Memorial Museum, A...
See also HAER PA-422 for another example of a surviving Haupt iron truss. Significance: Designed by Herman Haupt, the Haupt iron truss was a rare combination of Pratt truss and tied arch, constructed and used e... More
Sylvester & Margaret England House, 300 Coleridge Avenue, Altoona, Bla...
Survey number: HABS PA-5884 Building/structure dates: 1907 Initial Construction
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Yard, Church, 1401 Fifth Avenue, Altoona, Bl...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a church, cathedral, religious building, 17th,18th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
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 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, 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
Knickerbocker Rowhouse Complex, Altoona, Blair County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-5785 Building/structure dates: ca. 1904 Initial Construction
Knickerbocker Rowhouse Complex, Altoona, Blair County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-5785 Building/structure dates: ca. 1904 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
General Refractories Company, House, 14 Reed Street, Sproul, Blair Cou...
See also HABS PA-5973 & PA-5971 for additional information on the refractories industry. Survey number: HABS PA-5998 Building/structure dates: ca. 1912 Initial Construction
Juniata Shops, East side of Chestnut Avenue, South of Sixth Street, Al...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a power station, dam, electric generator, industrial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Juniata Shops, East side of Chestnut Avenue, South of Sixth Street, Al...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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
1101 Chestnut Avenue (Commercial Building), Altoona, Blair County, PA
Photo caption pages & written data include a site plan. Significance: It is one of the oldest remaining structures in the Altoona area in addition to possessing an unique stone facade. Survey number: HABS PA-... More
Mount Etna Iron Works, Ironmaster's House, Legislative Route 07020 & T...
Significance: Mt. Etna Iron Works was one of numerous of charcoal iron producers in the nationally renowned Juniata Iron region. This region was a leading producer of pig iron in the antebellum years. Mt. Etn... 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
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, ...
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, ...
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, 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
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 & 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
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
Alto Tower, West of Seventeenth Street on North side of Main Line, Alt...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a train station, railroad tracks, railway depot, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Alto Tower, West of Seventeenth Street on North side of Main Line, Alt...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a train station, railroad tracks, railway depot, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
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,...
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
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
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 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 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
Survey number: HABS PA-5814 Building/structure dates: 1912 Initial Construction
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
Jacob E. & Mintie Miller House I, 107 Browning Avenue, Altoona, Blair ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a small palace, chateau, villa, residential historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
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 Co...
Survey number: HABS PA-5871 Building/structure dates: ca. 1949- ca. 1951 Initial Construction
Allegheny Furnace, Union Avenue & Cresent Road, Altoona, Blair County,...
Significance: Though constructed in 1811, Allegheny did not prosper until the mid 1830s when Elias Baker assumed its control. The furnace was originally charcoal fired though it was converted to coke in the 18... More
Pennsylvania Railroad, Allegheny Tunnel, Beneath Allegheny Mountain, e...
Significance: It is an example of a mid-19th century railroad tunnel featuring ashlar masonry portals and a brick arch lining. Upon completion it was the longest railroad tunnel in America, allowing railcars to... More
Llyswen Methodist Episcopal Church, 308 Coleridge Avenue, Altoona, Bla...
Survey number: HABS PA-5887 Building/structure dates: 1915- 1916 Initial Construction
1105 Third Avenue (House), Altoona, Blair County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-5816 Public domain photograph of Victorian style building, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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
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
Jacob & Eliza Fries House, Bedford Street, Claysburg, Blair County, PA
See also HABS PA-5973 & PA-5970 for additional information on the refractories industry. Survey number: HABS PA-5979