National Register of Historic Places listings in Beaver County, Pennsylvania
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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
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This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.[1]
There are 22 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Three sites are further designated as National Historic Landmarks.
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted August 9, 2024.[2]
Current listings
edit[3] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[4] | Location | Municipality | Description |
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1 | Ambridge Commercial Historic District | August 13, 2020 (#100005420) |
Merchant St. between 3rd and 8th Sts. 40°35′12″N 80°13′38″W / 40.586611°N 80.227222°W | Ambridge | ||
2 | Beaver Historic District | October 24, 1996 (#96001201) |
Roughly bounded by the Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad tracks, Fair Avenue, 5th Street, 3rd Street, and Sassafras Lane 40°41′41″N 80°18′27″W / 40.6947°N 80.3075°W | Beaver | Encompasses virtually the entire community of Beaver | |
3 | Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey | October 15, 1966 (#66000606) |
On the Ohio/Pennsylvania border, east of East Liverpool 40°38′33″N 80°31′10″W / 40.6425°N 80.5194°W | Ohioville | Location from which most of the United States, other than the original colonies, was surveyed | |
4 | Bridge in South Beaver Township | June 22, 1988 (#88000868) |
Watts Mill Road over the Little Beaver Creek 40°47′26″N 80°29′38″W / 40.7906°N 80.4939°W | Darlington and South Beaver Townships | Pratt pony truss bridge in rural northwestern Beaver County | |
5 | Bridgewater Historic District | June 28, 1996 (#96000713) |
Roughly bounded by Bridge Street, Mulberry Street, Fulton Street, Cherry Alley, Elm Street, and the Beaver River 40°42′22″N 80°17′40″W / 40.7061°N 80.2944°W | Bridgewater and Rochester | Historic residential and commercial areas of Bridgewater, plus a bridge from Bridgewater to Rochester | |
6 | Carnegie Free Library, Beaver Falls | September 5, 1985 (#85001967) |
1301 7th Avenue 40°45′10″N 80°19′10″W / 40.7528°N 80.3194°W | Beaver Falls | Carnegie library and museum | |
7 | James Beach Clow House | May 17, 1989 (#89000349) |
Chapel Drive at Ann Street 40°49′33″N 80°15′32″W / 40.8258°N 80.2589°W | North Sewickley Township | Well-preserved Greek Revival farmhouse | |
8 | William B. Dunlap Mansion | August 29, 1980 (#80003409) |
1298 Market Street 40°42′28″N 80°17′53″W / 40.7078°N 80.2981°W | Bridgewater | Home of merchant and politician William B. Dunlap | |
9 | Economy Historic District | May 21, 1985 (#85001142) |
Old Economy Village roughly bounded by Pennsylvania Route 65 and 12th, Merchant, and 16th Streets 40°35′46″N 80°13′55″W / 40.5961°N 80.2319°W | Ambridge | Final home of the Harmony Society | |
10 | Fort McIntosh Site | April 24, 1975 (#75001614) |
On a bluff overlooking the Ohio River, along River Road between College and Dravo Avenues[5] 40°41′27″N 80°18′15″W / 40.6909°N 80.3041°W | Beaver | Site of a 1780s frontier fort | |
11 | Greersburg Academy | February 24, 1975 (#75001616) |
Junction of Third and Market Streets[6] 40°48′36″N 80°25′25″W / 40.8100°N 80.4236°W | Darlington | Formerly a school and currently a museum | |
12 | B.F. Jones Memorial Library | December 15, 1978 (#78002341) |
663 Franklin Avenue 40°36′47″N 80°15′05″W / 40.6131°N 80.2514°W | Aliquippa | Built in honor of steel tycoon B.F. Jones | |
13 | Legionville | March 27, 1975 (#75001617) |
Between the Ohio River and Duss Avenue, north of its intersection with Legionville Road and south of its intersection with Anthony Wayne Drive[7] 40°37′16″N 80°13′42″W / 40.6211°N 80.2283°W | Harmony Township | First official U.S. Army training grounds | |
14 | David Littell House | October 31, 1986 (#86002886) |
Pennsylvania Route 18 40°33′24″N 80°24′15″W / 40.5567°N 80.4041°W | Hanover Township | Well-preserved 1850s brick farmhouse | |
15 | Merrick Art Gallery | August 5, 1983 (#83002215) |
5th Avenue and 11th Street 40°43′59″N 80°18′39″W / 40.7331°N 80.3108°W | New Brighton | ||
16 | Merrill Lock No. 6 | September 4, 1980 (#80003410) |
East of Midland on Pennsylvania Route 68 40°40′07″N 80°21′06″W / 40.6686°N 80.3517°W | Industry | Buildings associated with a lock and dam complex on the Ohio River | |
17 | Old Economy | October 15, 1966 (#66000644) |
Northeast of Pittsburgh on Pennsylvania Route 65 40°35′46″N 80°13′59″W / 40.5961°N 80.2331°W | Ambridge | Final home of the Harmony Society | |
18 | Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Passenger Station, Aliquippa | April 26, 1990 (#90000700) |
111 Station Street 40°37′10″N 80°14′35″W / 40.6194°N 80.2431°W | Aliquippa | Former railroad station and office building | |
19 | Matthew S. Quay House | May 15, 1975 (#75001615) |
205 College Avenue 40°41′37″N 80°18′15″W / 40.6936°N 80.3042°W | Beaver | Home of Matthew S. Quay, a powerful U.S. senator | |
20 | Raccoon Creek RDA | May 18, 1987 (#87000745) |
Along Pennsylvania Route 18 in Raccoon Creek State Park 40°30′42″N 80°26′34″W / 40.5117°N 80.4428°W | Hanover Township | Recreational Demonstration Area constructed during the Great Depression[8] | |
21 | United Steelworkers Local #1211 Union Hall | April 12, 2021 (#100006368) |
501 Franklin Ave. 40°36′55″N 80°14′55″W / 40.6154°N 80.2485°W | Aliquippa | ||
22 | Capt. William Vicary House | November 8, 1974 (#74001749) |
1235 3rd Ave.[9] 40°40′55″N 80°15′00″W / 40.6819°N 80.2500°W | Freedom | Early nineteenth-century stone mansion |
See also
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References
edit- ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
- ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
- ^ Location derived from Taylor, David S. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Beaver Historic District[permanent dead link], National Park Service, 1996-07-06, page 4. The NRIS lists the site as "Address Restricted"
- ^ Greersburg Academy Archived 2008-11-18 at the Wayback Machine, Beaver County History Online, 1982. Accessed 2009-07-05.
- ^ Location derived from the area labeled "Legionville" on USGS topographical maps[permanent dead link]; the NRIS lists the site as "Address Restricted"
- ^ "The National Parks:Shaping the System:" (PDF). National Park Service. 2005. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
- ^ Location derived from this house owner's website; the NRIS lists it at the nonexistent 1251 4th St.