Broad Avenue Historic District | |
Nrhp Type: | hd |
Nocat: | yes |
Location: | Roughly along Broad Ave., from 23rd to 31st Sts., Altoona, Pennsylvania |
Coordinates: | 40.5022°N -78.4128°W |
Architect: | Multiple, including Beezer Brothers |
Architecture: | Colonial Revival, Italianate |
Added: | July 25, 2002 |
Refnum: | 02000806 |
Broad Avenue Historic District is a national historic district located at Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 140 contributing buildings in a residential area of Altoona. The buildings were primarily built between 1880 and 1927, and reflect a number of popular architectural styles including Colonial Revival and Italianate. The area was developed as an early streetcar-oriented development in Altoona. Non-residential buildings include the Broad Avenue Presbyterian Church (c. 1895) and Broad Avenue United Methodist Church (1927).[1]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.