Pennsylvania - Lawrence County
Lawrence County Pennsylvania has 11 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Banks Covered Bridge, McConnell's Mill Covered Bridge, New Castle Armory and Wilroy Furnace and Lawrence County Courthouse.

The famous person Samuel R. Thompson is associated with one of more of the Lawrence County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Lawrence County places including Thayer Co., J.B. Brenot, Richard Gustav Schmid, S.W. Foulk, Foulk, Frank H., et al., S.M. Seisel and Harry M. Wirsing. Prominent architectural styles found in Lawrence Country are Federal, Queen Anne and Art Deco.

Banks Covered Bridge (added 1980 - - #80003543)
SE of New Wilmington on T 476, Wilmington Township , New Wilmington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
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Lawrence County Courthouse (added 1978 - - #78002419)
Court St. , New Castle
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local
More Information:
McClelland Homestead (added 1989 - - #89000359)
McClelland Rd. , Bessemer
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling
More Information:
McConnell's Mill Covered Bridge (added 1980 - - #80003544)
N of Portersville on T 415, Slippery Rock Township , Princeton
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
New Castle Armory (added 1991 - - #91000516)
820 Frank Ave., Shenango Township , New Castle
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Thayer Co.
Architectural Style:
Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Military, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Arms Storage
Current Function:
Defense
Current Sub-function:
Arms Storage
More Information:
North Hill Historic District (added 2000 - - #00000056)
Roughly Delaware, Neshannock, Hill Crest and Fairmont Aves., and Crescent, Falls, Beaver, Jefferson and Mercer Sts. , New Castle
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Foulk, S.W., Foulk, Frank H., et al.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Old Homestead (added 1980 - - #80003542)
Also known as Pine Grove Farm;Honey Creek Farm
NW of Enon Valley off PA 351 , Enon Valley
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Scottish Rite Cathedral (added 2008 - - #08001266)
110 E. Lincoln Ave. , New Castle
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Seisel, S.M., Schmid, Richard Gustav
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Auditorium, Meeting Hall
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Social
Current Sub-function:
Auditorium, Meeting Hall
More Information:
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church (added 1994 - - #93001471)
NE corner, jct. of North and Beaver Sts. , New Castle
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wirsing, Harry M., Brenot, J.B.
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival, Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Religious Structure
Thompson, S. R., House (added 1985 - - #85000467)
Market St. , New Wilmington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Historic Person:
Thompson,Samuel R.
Significant Year:
1884
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
Educational Related Housing
More Information:
Wilroy Furnace (added 1991 - - #91001144)
Also known as Willie Roy Furnace
Off US 422 W of US 19, Slippery Rock Township , Rose Point
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Industry
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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