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

Schuylkill County Pennsylvania (Historic Districts) has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Fighter?s Heaven and Swatara Furnace, Mothers? Memorial, Hoffman Memorial, and Veterans? Memorial, Mt. Pleasant Historic District and Pine Grove Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Schuylkill County places including Frank X. Reilly and James Schlegel. Prominent architectural styles found in Schuylkill Country are Late Victorian, Bungalow/Craftsman and Federal.

Fighter?s Heaven (added 2023 - - #100009238)

Also known as Muhammad Ali?s Training Camp at Deer Lake

58 Sculps Hill Rd., Orwigsburg

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Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation

Mothers? Memorial, Hoffman Memorial, and Veterans? Memorial (added 2020 - - #100005552)

Roughly Hoffman Blvd. from Brock St. to Market St., and between Chestnut St. and Market St. at the north end of 5th St., Ashland

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Area of Significance:

Social History, Landscape Architecture, Politics/Government

Mt. Pleasant Historic District (added 1988 - - #87002211)

Also known as Monterey

TR 881 & SR 901 , Mt. Pleasant

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Multiple Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Single Dwelling

Pine Grove Historic District (added 1987 - - #87002210)

Also known as Pine Grove

S. Tulpehocken & Mill Sts., & Swatara Creek , Pine Grove

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Federal, Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1900-1750 AD

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling, Water-Related

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Pottsville Downtown Historic District (added 1982 - - #82003819)

Roughly bounded by Laurel Blvd., Railroad, Morris and 4th Sts. , Pottsville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Reilly,Frank X.

Architectural Style:

Mid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Industry, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Swatara Furnace (added 1991 - - #91001140)

Old Forge Rd. E of Lebanon Reservoir, Pine Grove Township , Suedberg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

State, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Tamaqua Historic District (added 2001 - - #01000059)

Roughly bounded by the Odd Fellows Cemetery, Rowe & Mauch Sts., East End Ave., Mountain Ave., and West Cottage Ave. , Tamaqua

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Schlegel, James, et.al.

Architectural Style:

Second Empire, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Industry, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Local, Private, Federal

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Cemetery, City Hall, Manufacturing Facility, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Religion, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Business, Fire Station, Manufacturing Facility, Parking Lot, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling