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

McKean County Pennsylvania has 11 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bradford Armory, Bradford Downtown Historic District, Kane Armory and Kinzua Viaduct and Anoatok.

Several famous people are associated with these McKean County historic places including Rufus Barrett Stone, Thomas L. Kane and Dr. Evan O'Neill Kane.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the McKean County places including Tuna Manufacturing Co., John C. Noades, Enoch Curtis, Wilkins,W.G.,Co., Mount,A.P.,& Son, Octave Chanute, Prahl Construction Co., Henry J. Taylor, Stone,Rufus,Barrett and John Fleming. Prominent architectural styles found in McKean Country are Romanesque, Art Deco and Colonial Revival.

Anoatok (added 1986 - - #86000039)

Also known as Kane Manor Inn

230 Clay St. , Kane

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Cope & Stewardson

Architectural Style:

Other, Colonial Revival

Historic Person:

Kane,Dr. Evan O'Neill,et al.

Significant Year:

1897, 1896

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Medical Business/Office, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Hotel

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Barrett, Rufus, Stone House (added 1982 - - #82001540)

Also known as Flatiron Building

11 Boylston St. , Bradford

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Stone,Rufus,Barrett

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Stone, Rufus Barrett

Significant Year:

1903

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Communications

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Professional, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Bradford Armory (added 1991 - - #91000508)

28 Barbour St. , Bradford

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Tuna Manufacturing Co., Mount,A.P.,& Son

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Military

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Arms Storage

Current Function:

Defense

Current Sub-function:

Arms Storage

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Bradford Downtown Historic District (added 2000 - - #00001044)

Roughly bounded by Central Alley, Barbour St., Bushnell St., Howard Place, Davis St., and Boylston St. , Bradford

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Curtis, Enoch, et.al.

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Industry

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private, Local, State

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Defense, Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Arms Storage, Library, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Defense, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social

Current Sub-function:

Arms Storage, City Hall, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Theater

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Bradford Old City Hall (added 1976 - - #76002156)

Kennedy and Boylston Sts. , Bradford

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

City Hall

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Crook Farm (added 1976 - - #76002157)

NE of Bradford on Seaward Ave. Extended , Bradford

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Extractive Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress

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Kane Armory (added 1991 - - #91000512)

Jct. of Chestnut and Fraley Sts. , Kane

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Prahl Construction Co., Wilkins,W.G.,Co.

Architectural Style:

Art Deco

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Military

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Arms Storage

Current Function:

Defense

Current Sub-function:

Arms Storage

More Information:

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Kane, Thomas L., Memorial Chapel (added 1978 - - #78003089)

30 Chestnut St. , Kane

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Taylor,Henry J.

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival, Gothic

Historic Person:

Kane,Thomas L.

Significant Year:

1878, 1876

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Military, Social History, Religion

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

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Kinzua Viaduct (added 2004 - - #77001511)

4.2 mi. NE of Mt. Jewett , Mount Jewett

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Chanute,Octave, Noades,John C.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Lynn Hall (added 2007 - - #07000033)

W side of US 6, 1.5 mi. W of Port Allegany , Liberty Township

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hall, Walter J., Hall, Raymond Viner

Architectural Style:

Modern Movement, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Professional, Restaurant, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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New Thomson House (added 1984 - - #84003493)

Also known as Penn-Kane Hotel

2 Greeves St. , Kane

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Hotel

More Information:

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