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

Huntingdon County Pennsylvania (Historic Districts) has 17 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include East Broad Top Railroad, Whipple Dam State Park Day Use District, Pennsylvania Railroad District and Robertsdale Historic District and Barree Forge and Furnace.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Huntingdon County places including Civilian Conservation Corps, Pennsylvania Railroad, Rockhill Iron and Coal Co., William Smith, Allen S. Welch, Elmer D. Welch, William H. Cushman, Ambursen,E. and Hydraulic Const. Co.. Prominent architectural styles found in Huntingdon Country are Federal, Late Victorian and Early Commercial.

Barree Forge and Furnace (added 1990 - - #90000405)

Also known as Greene Hills Methodist Camp

2 mi. N of Alexandria along the Juniata River , Alexandria

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Industry

Cultural Affiliation:

American Industrial

Period of Significance:

1900-1750 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

East Broad Top Railroad (added 1966 - - #66000666)

1 mi. W of Orbisonia on U.S. 522 , Rockhill Furnace

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Greenwood Furnace (added 1989 - - #89001819)

PA 305 in Greenwood Furnace State Park , McAlevys Fort

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Industry

Cultural Affiliation:

Anglo-American

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

State, Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Extractive Facility, Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Outdoor Recreation, Park

Harbison--Walker Refractories Company (added 1990 - - #90000392)

Also known as Haws,W.H.,Refractories Company

W. Shirley St. , Mount Union

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Huntingdon Borough Historic District (added 1986 - - #86000852)

Roughly bounded by Moore, Second, Allegheny, and Ninth Sts. , Huntingdon

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Smith,William

Architectural Style:

Early Commercial, Late Victorian, Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Transportation, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Professional, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Professional, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Huntingdon Furnace (added 1990 - - #90000407)

Twnshp. Rd. 31106, 2 mi. NW of jct. with PA 45 , Franklinville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal

Area of Significance:

Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Single Dwelling

Juniata Iron Works (added 1990 - - #90000404)

Also known as Hatfield Iron Works

Off PA 885, 1.5 mil E of Alexandria , Alexandria

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal

Area of Significance:

Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Marklesburg Historic District (added 1996 - - #96000084)

Jct. of PA 26 and PA 3010 , Marklesburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Monroe Furnace (added 1989 - - #89001818)

Jct. PA 26 and Legislative Rt. 31076, 6 mi. NW of McAlevys Fort , McAlevys Fort

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Industry

Cultural Affiliation:

Anglo-American

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Mount Union Historic District (added 1994 - - #94000516)

Roughly bounded by Water and Greene Sts., the I.O.O.F Cemetery, Washington and Lafayette Sts., Shirley Township , Mount Union Borough

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Welch, Elmer D., Welch, Allen S.

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Modern Movement

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Industry, Commerce, Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Federal, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Manufacturing Facility, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Department Store, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Mount Union Refractories Company (added 1996 - - #90000398)

Also known as North American Refractories Company

Pennsylvania Ave. at Juniata River , Mount Union

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Paradise Furnace (added 1990 - - #90000403)

Also known as Trough Creek State Park;Mary Anne Furnace

5 mi. SE of Entriken in Trough Creek State Park , Entriken

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Outdoor Recreation

Pennsylvania Railroad District (added 1990 - - #90000393)

Also known as Conrail:Little Juniata River Bridges and Tunnels,Spruce Cree

Conrail mile markers 213.73 to 218.88 , Spruce Creek

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Pennsylvania Railroad

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Transportation

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Robertsdale Historic District (added 1992 - - #92000391)

Roughly bounded by USGS 1840 contour line, S. Main, Wood, Lincoln, Cliff and Cherry Sts., Wood Township , Robertsdale

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event, Information Potential

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Rockhill Iron and Coal Co.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

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

Cultural Affiliation:

Industrial American

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Extractive Facility, Multiple Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling

Warrior Ridge Dam and Hydroelectric Plant (added 1990 - - #90000701)

2 mi. S of Petersburg, along Conrail main line , Petersburg

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Ambursen,E.,Hydraulic Const. Co., Cushman,William H.

Area of Significance:

Industry, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Energy Facility

Current Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Energy Facility

Whipple Dam State Park Day Use District (added 1987 - - #87000109)

10 mi. S of State College, E of PA 26 , Huntingdon

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Civilian Conservation Corps

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Conservation, Politics/Government, Landscape Architecture, Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Park, Street Furniture/Object

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Park, Street Furniture/Object

Woodvale Historic District (added 1992 - - #92000942)

Also known as See Also:East Broad Top Railroad

Roughly bounded by Ash, High, North, Fulton and Broad Sts., Wood, Wells and Broad Top Townships , Woodvale

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Industry, Architecture, European, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Federal, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Extractive Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Post Office, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Domestic, Government, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Post Office, Religious Structure