Shoaf Historic District Explained

Shoaf Historic District
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Coordinates:39.8419°N -79.8089°W
Built:1904
Added:June 3, 1994
Refnum:94000518

The Shoaf Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

History and architectural features

This district includes thirty-nine contributing buildings, one contributing site, and five contributing structures related to coke production in the community of Shoaf. The community was first established between 1903 and 1905 by the H. C. Frick & Company; most of the contributing buildings were built between 1903 and the 1920s. The workers' housing largely consists of semi-detached frame dwellings. Mine and processing-related buildings and structures include three original batteries of coke ovens (c. 1904), a wood and steel tipple (c. 1905), a mine entrance tipple (c. 1904), a brick power house (1905), a brick blacksmith and carpenter shop (1910), and a concrete block supply house (c. 1919). Other buildings include the St. Helen's Roman Catholic Church rectory and a multiple-car garage (1922).[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

External links

6 photos, 4 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey

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|H101640_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Shoaf Historic District]. 2012-01-29. Stephanie L. Reinert. PDF. August 1993.