Huntingdon Borough Historic District
Huntingdon Borough Historic District | |
 Blair Company Building A, May 1989 | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Moore, Second, Allegheny, and Ninth Sts., Huntingdon, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°29′10″N 78°00′41″W / 40.48611°N 78.01139°WCoordinates: 40°29′10″N 78°00′41″W / 40.48611°N 78.01139°W |
| Area | 87 acres (35 ha) |
| Built | 1787 |
| Architectural style | Federal, Italianate, Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 86000852[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 24, 1986 |
Huntingdon Borough Historic District is a national historic district located at Huntingdon in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 521 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Huntingdon. They date from the late-18th century to the early-20th century, and are primarily two- and three-story brick or frame structures. The buildings are reflective of popular architectural styles including Federal, Italianate, and Queen Anne. Notable buildings include the county jail (1829), Union Depot (1872), Penn Hunt Hotel (1873-1874), switching tower (c. 1900), Fisher and McMurtie's Store (c. 1850), Reed's Drug Store (1865), Port Building (1875), Iron Front Store (1884), and Blair Building (1889).[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
2020 Fire[]
On May 12, 2020, at approximately midnight, the workshop area of the Blair Building caught fire. More than a hundred people lost their apartments and the entire building was declared a loss.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#86000852)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes George J. Drobnock; Rory Peachey; Nancy S. Shedd (July 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Huntingdon Borough Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-03.
- ^ Guay, Jessica (May 12, 2020). "Residents displaced after large fire in Huntingdon". Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
External links[]
All of the following are located in Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, PA:
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-241, "J. C. Blair Company Complex, Bounded by Sixth, Penn, Seventh & Allegheny Streets", 4 data pages
- HAER No. PA-241-A, "J. C. Blair Company Complex, Building A, Corner of Sixth & Penn Streets", 3 photos, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. PA-241-B, "J. C. Blair Company Complex, Building B, Corner of Sixth & Allegheny Streets", 1 photo, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. PA-241-C, "J. C. Blair Company Complex, Building E, Penn & Seventh Streets", 1 photo, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. PA-244, "Huntingdon Station, Fourth & Allegheny Streets", 7 photos, 4 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. PA-245, "Hunt Tower, Fifth & Allegheny Streets", 1 photo, 3 data pages, 1 photo caption page
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