Minersville Historic District

Minersville Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

166 Benshoff St, in the district

Location	Roughly, along Connelly Ave., Honan Ave., Garvey Pl. and Iron St., Johnstown and West Taylor Townships, Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°20′34.1″N 78°55′35.01″W / 40.342806°N 78.9263917°W / 40.342806; -78.9263917Coordinates: 40°20′34.1″N 78°55′35.01″W / 40.342806°N 78.9263917°W / 40.342806; -78.9263917
Area	13.4 acres (5.4 ha)
Built	1881 (1881)
Built by	Hoover and Hughes Contracting Co.
NRHP Reference #	95000522^[1]
Added to NRHP	April 27, 1995

Minersville Historic District is a national historic district located at Johnstown in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. The district is a working class neighborhood of privately and company built housing running along the north side of the Conemaugh River.^[2]

The district is one of several in the Johnstown area, all are typical nineteenth century western Pennsylvania industrial communities, including Cambria City, Moxham, and Old Conemaugh.^[3] Minersville was primarily associated with the former Cambria Iron Lower Works. The district consists of 92 residences and one fraternal club, all built between 1880 and 1945, though the strongest growth came in the early 1900s. Due to its hillside location, Minersville survived the 1889 Johnstown Flood.^[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.^[1]

References

1 2 Staff (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 "Minersville Historic District Map" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-11-23. and "Minersville Historic District Inventory" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-11-23. .
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Jonathan E. Daily (August 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Moxham Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-08.
↑ "Minersville Historic District". Retrieved 2014-11-23.

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