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

Cambria County Pennsylvania (Historic Districts) has 16 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Cambria Iron Company, Downtown Johnstown Historic District, Johnstown Flood National Memorial, Berwind--White Mine 40 Historic District and Colver Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Cambria County places including Cambria Iron Co., Windber Lumber Co., Horace Trumbauer, S.H. Jenks, Walter R. Myton, Walter Myton, Robinson & Snyder, Grodavent Bros., Goff, L., et al. and S. E. Jencks. Prominent architectural styles found in Cambria Country are Queen Anne, Colonial Revival and Second Empire.

Berwind--White Mine 40 Historic District (added 1992 - - #92000392)

Also known as Eureka Mine No. 40;Mine 40

Roughly bounded by the boney pile, Eureka No. 40 mine site, Scalp Level Borough line and Berwind--White Farmstead , Scalp Level

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Extractive Facility, Multiple Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling

Cambria City Historic District (added 1991 - - #91001706)

Roughly bounded by Broad St., Tenth Ave. and the Conemaugh R. , Johnstown

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Second Empire, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

European, Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Religion, Social

Current Sub-function:

Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Cambria Iron Company (added 1989 - - #89001101)

Also known as Cambria Iron Works;Lower Works,Gautier Plant,Franklin Plant,

Along Conemaugh River in the Johnstown vicinity , Johnstown

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Cambria Iron Co.

Architectural Style:

Other

Historic Person:

Multiple

Area of Significance:

European, Architecture, Engineering, Industry

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Colver Historic District (added 1994 - - #94000521)

Roughly bounded by Ninth Ave., the Ebensburg Coal Company Power Building and Bakerville, Cambria Township , Colver

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Trumbauer, Horace, Jenks, S.H.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Industry, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Extractive Facility, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Rail-Related, Single Dwelling

Downtown Johnstown Historic District (added 1992 - - #92000941)

Also known as Johnstown Central Business District;See Also:75002178;720011

Bounded by Washington, Clinton, Bedford, Vine, Market, Locust and Walnut Sts. , Johnstown

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Second Empire, Art Deco

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Other, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Federal, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Landscape, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Department Store, Park, Religious Structure, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Landscape, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Park, Religious Structure, Specialty Store

Ebensburg Historic District (added 2019 - - #100004163)

Bounded Roughly by Highland Ave., West St., Sugar St., and Triumph St., Ebensburg

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Federal, Adamesque, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1799-1961 AD

Johnstown Flood National Memorial (added 2024 - - #100010579)

733 Lake Road, Adams

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Area of Significance:

Social History

Minersville Historic District (added 1995 - - #95000522)

Roughly, along Connelly Ave., Honan Ave., Garvey Pl. and Iron St., Johnstown and West Taylor Townships , Johnstown

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hoover and Hughes Contracting Co.

Architectural Style:

Second Empire, No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Industry, European, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Hotel, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Domestic, Social

Current Sub-function:

Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Moxham Historic District (added 1999 - - #99000324)

Roughly bounded by Dupont St., Linden Av., Village St., Park and Coleman Avs. , Johnstown

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Myton, Walter R., Grodavent Bros.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Old Conemaugh Borough Historic District (added 1995 - - #95001253)

Roughly bounded by Railroad, Adams, and Steel Sts., and Church Ave. , Johnstown

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et al., Myton, Walter

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Second Empire

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Restaurant, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Church Related Residence, Church School, Department Store, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Restaurant, Single Dwelling

Patton Historic District (added 1996 - - #96000714)

Roughly bounded by 5th, Beech, 6th, Palmer Aves. and Terra Cotta St. , Patton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Goff, L., et al., Robinson & Snyder

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Other, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Portage Historic District (added 1995 - - #95000890)

Roughly bounded by N. Railroad Ave., Prospect St., Johnson Ave. and Vine St., Portage Township , Portage

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Transportation, Commerce

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Government Office, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

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

Current Sub-function:

Government Office, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Revloc Historic District (added 1995 - - #95000520)

Roughly bounded by Highland Ave., Fourth St., Penn Ave. and Eighth St., Cambria Township , Revloc

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et al., Jencks, S. E.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Industry, Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Extractive Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club Historic District (added 1986 - - #86002091)

Roughly bounded by Fourtieth, Main, and Lake Sts. , St. Michael

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Gothic, Stick/Eastlake

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Civic

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Hotel, Single Dwelling

Westmont Historic District (added 1995 - - #95000131)

Also known as Old Westmont

Roughly bounded by Clarion St., Edgehill Dr., Blair and Wayne Sts., Diamond Blvd. and Stackhouse Park , Westmont

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et al., Myton, Walter R.

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Industry, Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Landscape, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Park, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Education, Landscape, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Park, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling

Windber Historic District (added 1991 - - #91001705)

Roughly bounded by the borough line, Cambria Ave., 28th St. and the Big Paint Cr. , Windber

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Berwind-White Coal Mining Co.

Architectural Style:

Other, Colonial Revival, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

European, Social History, Community Planning And Development, Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Social

Current Sub-function:

Business, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store