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

Somerset County Pennsylvania (Vacant / Not In Use) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Cairnbrook Historic District, Hite House, New Colonial Hotel, Shade Furnace Archeological District and Trostletown Bridge.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Somerset County places including Dickey, S.E., and Co., George Reynolds, Meyersdale Planing Mill and Peter Gerhart. Prominent architectural styles found in Somerset Country are Colonial Revival and Prairie School.

Cairnbrook Historic District (added 1994 - - #94000523)

Roughly bounded by the Penn Central RR tracks, McGregor Ave., Windber Ave. and John St., Shade Township , Cairnbrook

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Dickey, S.E., and Co.

Architectural Style:

Other, Prairie School

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture, Industry

Cultural Affiliation:

American Industrial

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Religion, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Hotel, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Hite House (added 1998 - - #98001428)

121 W. Main St. , Stoystown Borough

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

New Colonial Hotel (added 2005 - - #05000411)

Also known as Stagecoach Inn; Sechler Sports Distributing, Historic Colonial Hotel

319 Main St. , Meyersdale

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Meyersdale Planing Mill

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation, Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Meeting Hall, Restaurant

Current Function:

Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Shade Furnace Archeological District (added 2008 - - #07001380)

Also known as Old Shade Furnace; Shade Forge, 36S0282;36So283;32S0284

Address Restricted , Reitz

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Industry

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Extractive Facility, Manufacturing Facility, Secondary Structure, Village Site, Water Works

Current Function:

Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Trostletown Bridge (added 1980 - - #80003636)

SE of Stoystown off US 30, Quemahonig Township , Stoystown

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use