College Heights Historic District

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College Heights Historic District
College Heights Historic District.JPG
Corner of Hillcrest Ave. and Woodland Dr. in 2013
College Heights Historic District is located in Pennsylvania
College Heights Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Holmes St., Park Ave., Ridge Ave., Sunset Rd., Hillcrest Ave., Woodland Dr. and Mitchell Ave., State College, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°47′57″N 77°52′28″W / 40.79917°N 77.87444°W / 40.79917; -77.87444Coordinates: 40°47′57″N 77°52′28″W / 40.79917°N 77.87444°W / 40.79917; -77.87444
Area109 acres (44 ha)
Built1904
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No.95000514[1]
Added to NRHPApril 27, 1995

College Heights Historic District is a national historic district located at State College, Centre County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 278 contributing buildings in an almost exclusively middle-class residential area of State College. The district reflects the growth and architecture of State College as an emerging college town. The houses are largely wood frame and reflect a number of popular early-20th-century architectural styles including Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, and Bungalow.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Jacqueline Melander and Deryck Holdsworth (February 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: College Heights Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-05.
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