Huntingdon Borough Historic District Explained

Huntingdon Borough Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly bounded by Moore, Second, Allegheny, and Ninth Sts., Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.4861°N -78.0114°W
Built:1787
Architect:Smith, William; Et al.
Architecture:Federal, Italianate, Queen Anne
Added:April 24, 1986
Refnum:86000852

The Huntingdon Borough Historic District is a national historic district in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

History and architectural features

This district includes 521 contributing buildings which are located in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Huntingdon. They date from the late-eighteenth century to the early-twentieth 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).[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

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.[2]

External links

All of the following are located in Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, PA:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2011-12-03. 2007-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H077398_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Huntingdon Borough Historic District ]. 2011-12-03 . George J. Drobnock . Rory Peachey . Nancy S. Shedd . PDF . July 1985 .
  2. News: Guay . Jessica . May 12, 2020 . Residents displaced after large fire in Huntingdon . Huntingdon, Pennsylvania . May 13, 2020 .