Minersville Historic District Explained

Minersville Historic District
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Location:Roughly, along Connelly Ave., Honan Ave., Garvey Pl. and Iron St., Johnstown and West Taylor Townships, Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.3428°N -78.9264°W
Builder:Hoover and Hughes Contracting Co.
Added:April 27, 1995
Refnum:95000522

Minersville Historic District is a national historic district located at Johnstown in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.[1] [2] The district is a working-class neighborhood of privately and company built housing running along the north side of the Conemaugh River.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[4]

History

The district is one of several in the Johnstown area, all are typical nineteenth century western Pennsylvania industrial communities, including Cambria City, Moxham, and Old Conemaugh.[5] Minersville was primarily associated with the former Cambria Iron Lower Works.[6]

The Minersville Historic District consists of 92 residences and one fraternal club, all built between 1880 and 1945, though the strongest growth came in the early 1900s. Due to its hillside location, Minersville survived the 1889 Johnstown Flood.[6]

This district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. That same year, the district was selected as a training site for undergraduate researchers by the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown.[7]

Notes and References

  1. "Minersville Historic District," in "PENNSYLVANIA - Cambria County." Washington, D.C.: National Register of Historic Places, retrieved online August 18, 2019.
  2. Minersville Historic District in "Cambria County," in "Properties Listed in National Register of Historic Places," in "State Program News: Bureau for Historic Preservation, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission," in Preserving Pennsylvania, Vol. 9, No. 3, p. 6. Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Preservation Pennsylvania, Inc., Fall 1995.
  3. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H100714_05A.pdf}} Minersville Historic District Map]. 2014-11-23. and Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H100714_02I.pdf}} Minersville Historic District Inventory]. 2014-11-23. .
  4. Minersville Historic District, in "Notification of Pending Nominations: National Register of Historic Places," in "Department of the Interior: National Park Service," in Federal Register, Vol. 60, No. 69 (Tuesday, April 11, 1995). Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1995.
  5. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H104016_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Moxham Historic District]. 2011-12-08. Jonathan E. Daily. PDF. August 1998.
  6. Web site: Minersville Historic District. 2014-11-23.
  7. Alexander, James R. "Documenting and Interpreting Immigrant Communities: Johnstown, Pennsylvania, 1840-1920: An Undergraduate Research Training Module." Johnstown, Pennsylvania: University of Pittsburgh, 1996.

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