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

Westmoreland County Pennsylvania (Vacant / Not In Use) has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Ross Furnace, Greensburg Railroad Station, Hannastown Farm, Laurel Hill Furnace and Pennsylvania Railroad Station--Latrobe.

The famous person John C. Plumer is associated with one of more of the Westmoreland County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Westmoreland County places including John C. Plumer, William H. Brown, Reed,Gallagher, & Hale and William H. Cookman. Prominent architectural styles found in Westmoreland Country are Italianate and Late Victorian.

Greensburg Railroad Station (added 1977 - - #77001202)

Harrison Ave. , Greensburg

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Greensburg Railroad Station - The Greensburg Station is now one of the most heavily used stops on the Amtrak route to Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and/or New York City. Today the Station is the property of the Westmoreland Cultural Trust which houses a restaurant and professional office spaces.

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Cookman,William H.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Hannastown Farm (added 1994 - - #94000209)

Also known as Steel,William,Farm

NW of jct. of T825 and PA 64054, Salem Township , Forbes Road

KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Laurel Hill Furnace (added 1975 - - #75001679)

SE of New Florence on Baldwin Run , New Florence

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Pennsylvania Railroad Station--Latrobe (added 1986 - - #86001689)

Also known as Latrobe Passenger Station

Depot St. , Latrobe

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Brown,William H.

Architectural Style:

Other, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Plumer House (added 1979 - - #79002368)

Vine and S. Water St. , West Newton

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Plumer,John C.

Significant Year:

1846, 1814

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Ross Furnace (added 1991 - - #91001142)

SW of Tubmill Reservoir off PA 711, Fairfield Township , West Fairfield

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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, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use