Windber Historic District Explained

Windber Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Coordinates:40.2361°N -78.8319°W
Built:1897
Architect:Berwind-White Coal Mining Co.
Architecture:Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, Vernacular worker housing
Added:November 14, 1991
Refnum:91001705

Windber Historic District is a national historic district located at Paint Borough, Scalp Level, and Windber in Cambria County and Somerset County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 944 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site. It encompasses an area first developed by the Berwind-White Coal Company in 1897, and developed and between 1897 and 1930. It includes the central business district of Windber and surrounding residential areas, consisting largely of workers' housing. Notable buildings include the Berwind-White Headquarters Building (1903), Eureka Department Store (1899), Windber Trust Company (1910), Windber Electric Building (1925), Clement Building (1902), Windber Hotel (1902), former train station (1916), Arcadia Theater (1919), Clubhouse (1899), David Shaffer House (now Windber Museum, 1886), and Windber Hospital (c. 1905).[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

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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|H096748_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Windber Historic District]. 2011-12-08. Gerald M. Kuncio. PDF. August 1991.

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