National Register of Historic Places - Pennsylvania (PA), Centre County

Centre County Pennsylvania (Vacant / Not In Use) has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Pennsylvania Match Company, Bellefonte Forge House, Brockerhoff Hotel, Brockerhoff Mill and Centre Mills.

Several famous people are associated with these Centre County historic places including Henry Brockerhoff, John Motz Jr., William Thomas and Col. Samuel Miles.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Centre County places including Robert Cole, John G. Lowrey, Julian Millard, W.A. Hoyt and John Patterson. Prominent architectural styles found in Centre Country are Georgian, Federal and Italianate.

Bellefonte Forge House (added 1999 - - #99001020)

Also known as Dunlop, John, House

4098 Axemann Rd. , Spring Township

KeithKoch, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Patterson, John, Lowrey, John G.

Architectural Style:

Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Processing Site, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Brockerhoff Hotel (added 1977 - - #77001137)

High and Allegheny Sts. , Bellefonte

Pubdog, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Queen Anne, Second Empire

Historic Person:

Brockerhoff,Henry

Significant Year:

1866

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Business

Brockerhoff Mill (added 1979 - - #79002180)

Also known as Roopsburg Mill

SW of Bellefonte on PA 550, Benner Township , Bellefonte

Pubdog, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Brockerhoff,Henry

Significant Year:

1862

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress

Centre Mills (added 1976 - - #76001621)

SW of Rebersburg off PA 445 , Rebersburg

Smallbones, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Industry, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Egg Hill Church (added 1979 - - #79002189)

SW of Spring Mills on Egg Hill Rd., Potter Township , Spring Mills

PiBoy, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Harmony Forge Mansion (added 1979 - - #79002183)

S of Milesburg on PA 144 , Boggs Township , Milesburg

Pubdog, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Miles,Col. Samuel,et al.

Significant Year:

1847, 1820, 1810

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Transportation, Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Water-Related

Current Function:

Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Pennsylvania Match Company (added 2001 - - #01000954)

Also known as Federal Match Corporation Factory, Universal Match Corporation Factory

367 Phoenix Ave. , Bellefonte

BotMultichillT, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Rowland Theater (added 1979 - - #79002186)

Front St. , Philipsburg

File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hoyt,W.A., Millard,Julian

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Theater

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress

Thomas, William, House (added 1976 - - #76001620)

Also known as Wren's Nest

266 N. Thomas St. , Bellefonte

BotMultichill, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Georgian

Historic Person:

Thomas,William,et al.

Significant Year:

1834, 1785

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Woodward Inn (added 1978 - - #78002367)

PA 45 , Woodward

Smallbones, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Georgian

Historic Person:

Motz,John,Jr.

Significant Year:

1814

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use