Fairview Park (Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania)

	Fairview Park
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	The barn at Fairview Park
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Location	South side of Old Route 22, approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Delmont, Salem Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°24′21″N 79°33′21″W / 40.40583°N 79.55583°WCoordinates: 40°24′21″N 79°33′21″W / 40.40583°N 79.55583°W
Area	53 acres (21 ha)
Built	1945
NRHP reference No.	10001069
Added to NRHP	December 27, 2010

Historic Fairview Park, Assoc. is a historic African American spiritual retreat center and recreational destination located at Salem Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. It was developed during the Jim Crow era. Contributing resources include the landscape and ball-field, and a late-19th - early-20th century frame barn.^[2]

Fairview Park, Assoc. was developed in 1945 by the Monongahela Valley Sunday School Association — a group of African-American churches from Westmoreland and Allegheny counties. At a time when segregation restricted access to other public amusement parks, Fairview Park was a place the African-American community could call its own. At one point, the park had a roller coaster, a merry-go-round, a skating rink, a swimming pool, softball fields, swings, see-saws, a sandbox, a petting zoo and hot-air balloon rides.

As of February 2011, Fairview Park received recognition on the National Register of Historic Places. Today, Fairview Park is still a magnificent family oriented locale for both private and public gatherings and events. Each year the Fairview Park Association holds their Annual Picnic, an event open to all on the third Saturday of August.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/27/10 through 12/30/10. National Park Service. 2011-01-07.
^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Shelby Weaver Splain (June 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Fairview Park" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.

[nps-1] "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/27/10 through 12/30/10. National Park Service. 2011-01-07.

[arch-2] "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Shelby Weaver Splain (June 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Fairview Park" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.

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