Colver Historic District
Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States
United States historic place
Colver Historic District | |
 Colver Hotel, 1988 | |
40°32′36″N 78°47′46″W / 40.54333°N 78.79611°W / 40.54333; -78.79611 | |
| Area | 272 acres (110 ha) |
|---|---|
| Built | 1911–1943 |
| Architect | S.H. Jenks, Horace Trumbauer |
| Architectural style | Company Housing |
| MPS | Bituminous Coal and Coke Resources of Pennsylvania MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 94000521[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 3, 1994 |
Colver Historic District is a national historic district located at Barr Township and Cambria Township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 336 contributing buildings, 5 contributing sites, and 3 contributing structures. The district consists of residential areas, coal mining resources, Cambria and Indiana Railroad shop buildings, and a dairy farm associated with the Ebensburg Coal Company's mine and developed between 1911 and 1943. Notable buildings include a variety of brick and frame workers' housing, the Ebensburg Coal Company office building (1914), stone company store (1912), Colver Amusement Company (1912), Colver Hotel (1912), Colver Presbyterian Church (1915), public school (1927), hospital (1914), Roundhouse No. 1 (1918), Roundhouse No. 2 (1920), and main power building (1911).[2]
Colver district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved December 8, 2011. Note: This includes Gerald M. Kuncio (January 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Colver Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2011.
External links
All of the following are located in Colver, Cambria County, PA:
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-237, "Ebensburg Coal Company Processing Plant & Powerhouse, Colver Mine, Reese Street between Third & Fourth Streets", 1 photo, 3 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. PA-238, "Cambria & Indiana Railroad", 2 photos, 3 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. PA-238-A, "Cambria & Indiana Railroad, Engine House No. 1", 2 photos, 3 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. PA-238-B, "Cambria & Indiana Railroad, Engineer House No. 2", 2 photos, 3 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. PA-238-C, "Cambria & Indiana Railroad, Blacksmith Shop", 3 photos, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. PA-238-D, "Cambria & Indiana Railroad, Car & Wheel Shops", 3 photos, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. PA-329, "Town of Colver", 11 photos, 37 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
- HAER No. PA-330, "Colver Hotel, Reese Avenue & Fifth Street", 1 photo, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. PA-331, "Ebensburg Coal Company, Office, Reese Avenue", 1 photo, 1 data page, 1 photo caption page
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