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Portage Historic District

Coordinates: 40°23′07″N 78°40′23″W / 40.38528°N 78.67306°W / 40.38528; -78.67306
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Portage Historic District
Houses on Gillespie at Cambria
Portage Historic District is located in Pennsylvania
Portage Historic District
Portage Historic District is located in the United States
Portage Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by N. Railroad Ave., Prospect St., Johnson Ave. and Vine St., Portage Township, Portage, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°23′07″N 78°40′23″W / 40.38528°N 78.67306°W / 40.38528; -78.67306
Area95 acres (38 ha)
NRHP reference No.95000890[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 21, 1995

The Portage Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Portage in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

History and architectural features

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This district encompasses 561 contributing buildings and five contributing structures, four of which are bridges. Located in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Portage, most of the buildings were built between 1900 and 1925, with the oldest dating to the 1870s.

Notable non-residential buildings include the Pennsylvania Railroad freight station (c. 1906), the Pennsylvania Railroad passenger station (c. 1916), the Palmer Feed Mill (c. 1916), the Pearce Building (1914), the Central Hotel (c. 1916), the Century Ribbon Mill (1906-1911), the Portage Bronze Electric Company (c. 1916), First Lutheran Church (1872), St. Michael's Orthodox Church (1915), and Hungarian Hall (c. 1920).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Nancy L. Smith (April 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Portage Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2011.