A. W. Buck House is a historic home located at
Ebensburg
Ebensburg is a borough and the county seat of Cambria County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is located west of Altoona and surrounded by Cambria Township. It is situated in the Allegheny Mountains at about above sea level. Ebensburg is ...
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Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Cambria County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 133,472. Its county seat is Ebensburg. The county was created on March 26, 1804, from parts of Bedford, Huntingdon, and Somerset Countie ...
. It was built in 1889, and is a high style
Queen Anne style dwelling. A two-story wing with end tower was built in 1903. It is a -story, three-bay brick building. It features an eight sided, three-story tower and a wrap-around porch. It was originally built as a private residence. In 1923, it was purchased by the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown as a
convent for the
Sisters of St. Joseph.
In 1990, it was sold to the Cambria County Historical Society and is operated as a local history museum.
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It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
References
External links
Cambria County Historical Society
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1889 establishments in Pennsylvania
History museums in Pennsylvania
Houses completed in 1889
Houses in Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Museums in Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Queen Anne architecture in Pennsylvania
National Register of Historic Places in Cambria County, Pennsylvania