Smock Historic District Explained

Smock Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly bounded by Redstone Cemetery, Colonial Mine No. 1, Smock Hill, Colonial Mine No. 2 and Redstone Cr., Franklin Township and Menallen Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:39.9997°N -79.7775°W
Built:1911
Builder:Pittsburg Coal Co. et al
Added:June 3, 1994
Refnum:94000520

The Smock Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Franklin Township and Menallen Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

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

History and architectural features

This district includes 177 contributing buildings, four contributing sites, seven contributing structures, and one contributing object that are located in the coal mining community of Smock. Most of the contributing buildings and structures were built between the 1880s and 1923. They include the extractive and archaeological remains of Colonial Mines No. 1 and 2 and related coke operations, 109 company built dwellings (92 workers' houses and 17 managers' houses), the Redstone Creek bridge, and the Smock War Monument. Other buildings are three schools, the company store, three churches, and a movie theater.[1]

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

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|H094501_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Smock Historic District]. 2012-01-29. Carmen DiCiccio. PDF. January 1994.