Beaver Historic District Explained

Beaver Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly bounded by the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad tracks, Fair Ave., 5th St., 3rd St., and Sassafras Ln.
District Map:Beaver Historic District map.png
Built:1792
Architect:multiple
Architecture:Italianate, Queen Anne, American Foursquare
Added:October 24, 1996
Refnum:96001201
Designated Other1 Name:Pennsylvania state historical marker
Designated Other1 Abbr:PHMC
Designated Other1 Date:September 25, 1946[1]
Designated Other1 Link:List of Pennsylvania state historical markers
Designated Other1 Color:navy
Designated Other1 Textcolor:
  1. ffc94b

The Beaver Historic District is a historic district in Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 24, 1996, it is centered on Beaver's commercial Third Street and the area around it. The buildings in the district date primarily to the nineteenth century, although some twentieth-century structures are present. Some of the district's most prominent buildings are five churches and the county courthouse, although most of the district consists of residential neighborhoods. Included in the boundaries of the district is the Matthew S. Quay House, the National Historic Landmark home of Beaver native Senator Matthew Quay, and the site of Fort McIntosh, a fort constructed in the 1780s.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PHMC Historical Markers . Historical Marker Database . Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission . December 10, 2013 . https://archive.today/20131207041235/http://search.pahistoricalmarkers.com/ . December 7, 2013 . dead .
  2. Taylor, David S. [{{NRHP-PA|H102320_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Beaver Historic District], National Park Service, 1996-07-06, [{{NRHP-PA|H102320_02I.pdf}} Inventory of Beaver Historic District properties], and [{{NRHP-PA|H102320_05A.pdf}} Accompanying map]