Uptown Somerset Historic District Explained

Uptown Somerset Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly bounded by N. Kimbery, Main, Columbia, and W. Catherine Sts., Somerset, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.0103°N -79.08°W
Built:1872
Architect:Purcell & Fry
Architecture:Italianate, Classical Revival, Second Empire
Added:November 7, 1995, March 28, 1997 (Boundary Increase)
Refnum:95001254, 97000286 (Boundary Increase)

The Uptown Somerset Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Somerset in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995, with a boundary increase in 1997.

History and architectural features

This district includes 190 contributing buildings, one contributing site, and one contributing object. It encompasses an area centered on the county government complex and Somerset County Courthouse, with the surrounding commercial district, residential areas, and cemetery.

Notable buildings include the former Somerset Trust Company Building (1906), the First National Bank (1922), the county jail and sheriff's residence (1856, 1889), the Lansberry House (1869), the Edward Scull House (1847), the former Somerset Academy (1882), Printing House Row (1872), the former St. Paul's Presbyterian Church (1876), St. Paul's United Church of Christ (1887), the IOOF Building (1889), and First Christian Church (1909-1912).[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995, with a boundary increase in 1997.

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|H100998_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Uptown Somerset Historic District]. 2011-12-08. R. Ann Safley. PDF. July 1995. and Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H105188_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Uptown Somerset Historic District (Boundary Increase)]. 2011-12-08. Ann Safley and Doug Reynolds. PDF. January 1997.