Uptown Somerset Historic District
Uptown Somerset Historic District
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Location | Roughly bounded by N. Kimbery, Main, Columbia, and W. Catherine Sts., Somerset, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Area | 60.2 acres (24.4 ha) |
Built | 1872 |
Architectural style | Italianate, Classical Revival, Second Empire, No Style Listed |
NRHP Reference # | 95001254, 97000286 (Boundary Increase) [1] |
Added to NRHP | November 7, 1995, March 28, 1997 (Boundary Increase) |
Uptown Somerset Historic District is a national historic district located at Somerset in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 190 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing object. It encompasses an area centered on the county government complex and Somerset County Courthouse, with the surrounding commercial district, residential areas, and cemetery. Notable buildings include the former Somerset Trust Company Building (1906), First National Bank (1922), County Jail and Sheriff's Residence (1856, 1889), Lansberry House (1869), Edward Scull House (1847), former Somerset Academy (1882), Printing House Row (1872), St. Paul's United Church of Christ (1887), IOOF Building (1889), First Christian Church (1909-1912), and National Guard Armory (1922).[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995, with a boundary increase in 1997.[1]
References
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- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Italianate architecture in Pennsylvania
- Second Empire architecture in Pennsylvania
- Neoclassical architecture in Pennsylvania
- Historic districts in Somerset County, Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Somerset County, Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs