Rice's Landing Historic District Explained

Rice's Landing Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Coordinates:39.9492°N -80°W
Architecture:Colonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman, Vernacular Victorian
Added:December 24, 1992
Refnum:92001723

Rice's Landing Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Rice's Landing, Greene County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

History and architectural features

This district includes sixty-three contributing buildings, four contributing sites, and five contributing structures that are located in the borough of Rice's Landing. It is dominated by one- to two-story examples of vernacular Victorian, Colonial Revival, and American Craftsman-style buildings.

Notable non-residential buildings include the Methodist Episcopal Church (1873), a brick jail (1850s), the W.A. Young & Sons Foundry & Machine Shop (a National Historic Landmark), the Excelsior Pottery building, Rice's Landing National Bank building, the Hughes store, and the Nash-Rambler Garage.

Contributing structures include the remains of Monongahela River Lock Number 6, a concrete bridge (1914), a railroad bridge (1913), a railroad tunnel (1913), and Dilworth Mine-related structures.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

Notes and References

  1. 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|H097660_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Rice's Landing Historic District]. 2011-11-22. Christine Davis. PDF. August 1992.