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

Bradford County Pennsylvania has 15 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bridge in Athens Township, Athens Historic District, Bliss, Phillip Paul, House, Bradford County Courthouse and Knapp's Covered Bridge.

Several famous people are associated with these Bradford County historic places including Phillip Paul Bliss, Murray, Louise Welles,, David Wilmot and Louise Welles Murray.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Bradford County places including Bethlehem Steel Bridge Co., Penn Bridge Co., Albert Hamilton Kipp, Thomas Bradley, J.Q. Ingham, Mead & White McKim, Harry Charles Child, J. Morgan Brown, Lawrie and Lappley and Lehman & Schmitt. Prominent architectural styles found in Bradford Country are Greek Revival, Classical Revival and Queen Anne.

Athens Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000612)

Also known as Tioga Point Historic District

Roughly bounded by Elm and Locust Sts., 772 S. Main St., and the Chemung and Susquehanna River , Athens

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Bickford, Pierce, et.al.

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Murray, Louise Welles

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History, Art

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Funerary, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Church Related Residence, College, Library, Museum, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Education, Funerary, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, College, Library, Multiple Dwelling, Museum, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

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Bliss, Phillip Paul, House (added 1986 - - #86000865)

Main St. , Rome

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Bliss,Phillip Paul

Significant Year:

1876, 1864, 1863

Area of Significance:

Performing Arts

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

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Bradford County Courthouse (added 1987 - - #86003573)

301 Main St. , Towanda

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Lehman & Schmitt, Bradley,Thomas

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Renaissance

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

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Bridge in Athens Township (added 1988 - - #88000821)

LR 08081 over Susquehanna River , Athens

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Bethlehem Steel Bridge Co., Penn Bridge Co.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

Knapp's Covered Bridge (added 1980 - - #80003428)

E of Burlington on T 554, Burlington Township , Burlington

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

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Methodist Episcopal Church of Burlington (added 1990 - - #89002280)

Also known as Old Burlingotn Church

US 6 at Township Rd. 357 , West Burlington

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

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Protection of the Flag Monument (added 2001 - - #01000604)

715 S. Main St. , Athens

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

McKim, Mead & White, Brewster, George Thomas, et al.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Art

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Monument/Marker, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Monument/Marker, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

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Spalding Memorial Library--Tioga Point Museum (added 2000 - - #00000059)

724 S. Main St. , Athens

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Child, Harry Charles, Kipp, Albert Hamilton

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Colonial Revival

Historic Person:

Murray, Louise Welles,

Significant Year:

1928, 1897

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Library, Museum

Current Function:

Education, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Library, Museum

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Towanda Historic District (added 1992 - - #92000394)

Also known as See Also:Bradford County Courthouse

Roughly bounded by Elizabeth, Fourth and Kingsbury Sts. and the Susquehanna R. , Towanda

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Classical Revival, Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Wilmot,David

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse, Department Store, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse, Department Store, Single Dwelling

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Troy Public High School (added 2002 - - #02000067)

Also known as Troy Area Senior High School, Troy High School

250 High St. , Troy

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Lawrie and Lappley, et.al.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

School

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Universalist Meeting House of Sheshequin (added 2013 - - #13000742)

6752 Sheshequin Rd. (Sheshequin Township), Sheshequin

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Van Dyne Civic Building (added 1974 - - #74001754)

Also known as The Court House

Main and Elmira Sts. , Troy

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government, Social

Current Sub-function:

Civic, Post Office

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Welles, Ellen and Charles F., House (added 1999 - - #99000608)

Also known as Homer P. Dean Funeral Home, The Old Red House

1 Grovedale Ln. , Wyalusing Township

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Ingham, J.Q.

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Mortuary

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Welles, Ellen and Charles F., House (Boundary Increase) (added 2003 - - #03001156)

Also known as Grovedale Farm, Welles and Bixby Houses

3 Grovedale Ln. , Wyalusing

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Museum, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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Wyalusing Borough Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000934)

Roughly bounded by Prospect, First, Second, Third, Noble Sts., and Taylor Ave. , Wyalusing Borough

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Brown, J. Morgan, Kipp, Albert

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Stick/Eastlake

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall, Department Store, Financial Institution, Library, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Religion, Social

Current Sub-function:

City Hall, Department Store, Library, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

More Information:

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