Holmes-Foster-Highlands Historic District


Holmes-Foster-Highlands Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Houses at the corner of W. Nittany Ave. and S. Atherton St. in 2013
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Location	Roughly bounded by Buckhout St., Railroad and Highland Aves., High and Keller Sts., and Irvin and Prospect Aves., State College, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°47′31″N 77°51′39″W / 40.79194°N 77.86083°W / 40.79194; -77.86083Coordinates: 40°47′31″N 77°51′39″W / 40.79194°N 77.86083°W / 40.79194; -77.86083
Area	321 acres (130 ha)
Built	1896
Architectural style	Bungalow/craftsman, Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival
NRHP Reference #	95000513^[1]
Added to NRHP	April 27, 1995

Holmes-Foster-Highlands Historic District is a national historic district located at State College, Centre County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 727 contributing buildings in two residential areas of State College; Holmes-Foster and the Highlands. The district reflects the growth and development 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. Non-residential buildings include two schools, three churches, a few shops, and the high school football stadium, Memorial Field. Located in the district is the separately listed Camelot.^[2]

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

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "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: Holmes-Foster-Highlands Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-05.

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