Stoystown Historic District

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

Memorial Day is Stoystown

Location	Roughly bounded by W & E Forbes Rds.,E Main St., Meadow St. E Penn Ave, S Sommerset St., W Penn Ave. and W Main St., Stoystown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°06′09″N 78°57′16″W / 40.10250°N 78.95444°W / 40.10250; -78.95444Coordinates: 40°06′09″N 78°57′16″W / 40.10250°N 78.95444°W / 40.10250; -78.95444
Area	30 acres (12 ha)
Built	1913
Architectural style	Queen Anne, Bungalow/craftsman, et al.
MPS	Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor Historic Resources: Franklin to Westmoreland Counties MPS
NRHP Reference #	01000605^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 7, 2001

Stoystown Historic District is a national historic district located at Stoystown in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 81 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 1 contributing object. It encompasses central business district and surrounding residential areas in Stoystown. They primarily date from the late-19th and early-20th century. Notable non-residential buildings include the Grace Lutheran Church (1888), St. Paul's United Church of Christ (1897), John Griffin Building (c. 1880), Laurel Bank (1922), former Custer House (c. 1830/1870), H.J. Specht Hardware (c. 1920), former IOOF Hall (c. 1900), and former public school (1929). The contributing sites are the Union Cemetery (c. 1796) and Stoystown-Quemahoning Township Area Recreation Park (c. 1930). The contributing object is a Lincoln Highway marker (1928). Located in the district and separately listed is the Hite House, dated to 1853.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.^[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 Jonathan E. Daily (December 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Stoystown Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-08.

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