Warren Historic District (Warren, Pennsylvania) Explained

Warren Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly bounded by Comewango Creek, the Allegheny River, 7th Avenue and Laurel Street, Warren, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:41.8492°N -79.1472°W
Architect:Philips, Edward Albert; Wetmore, Charles D., et al.
Architecture:Greek Revival, Italianate, et al.
Added:July 22, 1999
Refnum:99000877

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

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

History and architectural features

This district includes 587 contributing buildings, five contributing sites, and three contributing objects that are located in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Warren. The buildings were designed in a variety of popular architectural styles including Greek Revival and Italianate. Notable buildings include the flatiron National City Bank Building (1891), the Conewango Club, the Elks Club, Trinity Episcopal Church (1895-1896), First Presbyterian Church (1895-1896), and the former Swedish Lutheran Church (1916). The contributing objects are a bronze statue of General Joseph Warren (1912), the Soldiers and Sailors Monument (1909), and the Civil War memorial (1922).[1]

Also located in the district but separately listed are the John P. Jefferson House, Struthers Library Building, Warren Armory, Warren County Courthouse, Wetmore House, and Woman's Club of Warren.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

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|H050992_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Warren Historic District ]. 2012-06-02. Edith Serkownek . James Goodling . David Winans . amp . PDF. November 1998.
  2. 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|H050992_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Warren Historic District ]. 2012-06-02. Edith Serkownek . James Goodling . David Winans . amp . PDF. November 1998.