Vandergrift Historic District


Vandergrift Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Washington Avenue in Vandergrift, HABS photo, April 1990
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Location	Roughly bounded by Lincoln, Sherman, Franklin and Washington Aves., along the outer lot lines, Vandergrift, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°36′09″N 79°33′44″W / 40.60250°N 79.56222°W / 40.60250; -79.56222Coordinates: 40°36′09″N 79°33′44″W / 40.60250°N 79.56222°W / 40.60250; -79.56222
Area	88 acres (36 ha)
Built	1895
Architect	Olmsted, Frederick Law, Firm
Architectural style	Queen Anne, Romanesque, Colonial Revival
NRHP Reference #	95000525^[1]
Added to NRHP	April 27, 1995

Vandergrift Historic District is a national historic district located at Vandergrift, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses 625 contributing buildings and 2 contributing sites in Vandergrift. They were built between about 1895 and 1925, and includes a mix of residential, commercial, and institutional properties. They are in a variety of popular architectural styles including Romanesque, Queen Anne, and Colonial Revival, and laid out on a plan developed by Frederick Law Olmsted. Notable non-residential buildings include the Casino, train station, company office building, and churches. The two contributing sites are landscaped parks.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Terry A. Necciai (January 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Vandergrift Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.

External links

Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-250, "Vandergrift Railroad Station, 77 Washington Avenue, Vandergrift, Westmoreland County, PA", 1 photo, 3 data pages, 1 photo caption page
HAER No. PA-296, "Apollo Iron & Steel Works, West of Washington & Lincoln Avenues, Vandergrift, Westmoreland County, PA", 4 photos, 1 color transparency, 4 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
HAER No. PA-296-A, "Apollo Iron & Steel Works, Company Housing", 3 photos, 3 data pages, 1 photo caption page

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