Broad Avenue Historic District | |
 Broad Avenue Historic District, April 2012 | |
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| Location | Roughly along Broad Ave., from 23rd to 31st Sts., Altoona, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°30′8″N 78°24′46″W / 40.50222°N 78.41278°W |
| Area | 30 acres (12 ha) |
| Architect | Multiple, including Beezer Brothers |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 02000806 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 25, 2002 |
Broad Avenue Historic District is a national historic district located at Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 140 contributing buildings in a residential area of Altoona. The buildings were primarily built between 1880 and 1927, and reflect a number of popular architectural styles including Colonial Revival and Italianate. The area was developed as an early streetcar-oriented development in Altoona. Non-residential buildings include the Broad Avenue Presbyterian Church (c. 1895) and Broad Avenue United Methodist Church (1927). [2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#02000806)". 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 November 5, 2011. Note: This includes Nancy L. Smith and Deborah Lamborn (June 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Broad Avenue Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved October 29, 2011.
