Knickerbocker Historic District
Knickerbocker Historic District | |
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Location | 4th, 5th and 6th Aves., Burgoon Rd., 40th and 41sts., Altoona, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°29′11″N 78°24′50″W / 40.48639°N 78.41389°W |
Area | 13.5 acres (5.5 ha) |
Built | 1904 |
Built by | Knickerbocker Contracting Co. |
Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals |
NRHP reference No. | 02000064[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 20, 2002 |
The Knickerbocker Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]
History and architectural features
[edit]This district includes 153 contributing rowhouse buildings that are located in a residential area of Altoona. The buildings were primarily built between 1903 and 1930, as affordable worker's housing and reflect a number of popular architectural styles, including Colonial Revival and Classical Revival. The buildings feature decorative parapets, bay windows, porch posts, pediments, and a variety of ornamentation. The district is visually dominated by the former Knikerbocker Hotel (c. 1906).[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Nancy L. Smith and Deborah Lamborn (June 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Knickerbocker Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved November 5, 2011.
External links
[edit]- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-5785, "Knickerbocker Rowhouse Complex, Altoona, Blair County, PA", 11 photos, 1 photo caption page
- Historic American Buildings Survey in Pennsylvania
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Neoclassical architecture in Pennsylvania
- Colonial Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
- Historic districts in Blair County, Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Blair County, Pennsylvania