Old Conemaugh Borough Historic District

Old Conemaugh Borough Historic District

1870 W. H. Smith Residence, a Victorian mansion in the district
Location Roughly bounded by Railroad, Adams, and Steel Sts., and Church Ave., Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°19′37″N 78°54′39″W / 40.32694°N 78.91083°W / 40.32694; -78.91083Coordinates: 40°19′37″N 78°54′39″W / 40.32694°N 78.91083°W / 40.32694; -78.91083
Area 33 acres (13 ha)
Built 1878
Architectural style Queen Anne, Second Empire
NRHP Reference # 95001253[1]
Added to NRHP November 7, 1995

Old Conemaugh Borough Historic District is a national historic district located at Johnstown in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 330 contributing buildings in a predominantly working-class residential area in Johnstown. It includes a few examples of high-style Victorian-era dwellings representing the Queen Anne and Second Empire styles. Notable buildings include the Young House (c. 1850), Christian Kakuck House (1888). Spenger House (c. 1890), W. H. Smith Residence (c. 1870), Otto M. Hornick House (1904), American House (1832), Brass Rail Bar (c. 1890), St. Joseph's German Catholic Church (1868), Central Catholic School (1906), and Hudson Street School (1895, 1924).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Jonathan E. Daily (October 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Conemaugh Borough Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-08.
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