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

Butler County Pennsylvania (Historic Districts) has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Harmony Historic District, Saxonburg Historic District and Butler Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District, Butler Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Butler County historic places including George Rapp and John A. Roebling.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Butler County places including Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States Army, Edward B. Lee and Cram and Ferguson. Prominent architectural styles found in Butler Country are Colonial, Gothic Revival and Greek Revival.

Butler Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000490)

Roughly bounded by N. Church St., Walnut St., Franklin St. and Wayne St. , Butler

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Cram and Ferguson, et.al.

Architectural Style:

Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Monument/Marker, Multiple Dwelling, Park, Religious Structure, School, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Government, Landscape, Religion

Current Sub-function:

City Hall, Mortuary, Park, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Butler Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District (added 2022 - - #100007743)

Also known as Western Pennsylvania Tuberculosis Sanitarium;, Deshon General Hospital, Butler Veterans Affairs Medical Center

325 New Castle Rd., Butler Township

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Lee, Edward B., Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States Army

Architectural Style:

Tudor Revival/English Cottage, Other - No Style

Area of Significance:

Health/Medicine, Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1938-1958 AD

Harmony Historic District (added 1973 - - #73002139)

Also known as Harmony

PA 68 , Harmony

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person

Historic Person:

Rapp,George

Significant Year:

1814, 1805

Area of Significance:

Social History

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Institutional Housing, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Saxonburg Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000035)

Portions of E. and W. Main, N. and S. Rebecca, N. and S. Isabella, Pittsburgh, Butler, and State Sts. , Saxonburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Gothic Revival

Historic Person:

Roebling, John A.

Significant Year:

1831

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Engineering, Transportation

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Hotel, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

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

Current Sub-function:

Department Store, Hotel, Religious Structure, Restaurant, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling