Llyswen Historic District is a national
historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...
located at
Altoona in
Blair County, Pennsylvania
Blair County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 122,822. Its county seat is Hollidaysburg. The county was created on February 26, 1846, from parts of Huntingdon and Bedford counties.
Blai ...
, United States. The district includes 166 contributing buildings in a residential area of Altoona. The buildings are primarily single-family dwellings built between 1895 and 1940, and reflect a number of popular architectural styles including
Colonial Revival
The Colonial Revival architectural style seeks to revive elements of American colonial architecture.
The beginnings of the Colonial Revival style are often attributed to the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, which reawakened Americans to the archi ...
and
Queen Anne. Notable non-residential buildings include the Llyswen Methodist Episcopal Church, Ward Avenue United Presbyterian Church, Baker Elementary School and Llyswen Station.
[ ''Note:'' This includes ]
Llyswen Station is a historic
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
designed by the
Beezer Brothers
The Beezer Brothers were American architects active from the late 19th-century to the great depression. They were twins, who practiced together in western Pennsylvania before moving to Seattle, Washington in 1907 to participate in the city's ra ...
.
[
The district was added to the ]National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 2002.
References
External links
Llyswen Neighborhood, Altoona, Blair, PA
30 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey
Heritage Documentation Programs (HDP) is a division of the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) responsible for administering the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), and Historic American Landscapes ...
Llyswen Methodist Episcopal Church, 308 Coleridge Avenue, Altoona, Blair, PA
1 photo, 2 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
Llyswen Station, 218 Logan Boulevard, Altoona, Blair, PA
3 photos, 2 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
Baker Elementary School, Ward Avenue at Coleridge Avenue, Altoona, Blair, PA
1 photo, 2 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
Ward Avenue United Presbyterian Church, Northeast corner of Ward & Coleridge Avenues, Altoona, Blair, PA
1 photo, 2 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
Ward Avenue Presbyterian Parsonage, 101 Coleridge Avenue, Altoona, Blair, PA
1 photo, 2 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
Harry & Harriet Bott House, 100 Coleridge Avenue, Altoona, Blair, PA
2 photos, 2 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
E. A., Jr., & Marguerite Caum House, 104 Coleridge Avenue, Altoona, Blair, PA
1 photo, 2 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
Robert H. & Patty Fay House, 109 Coleridge Avenue, Altoona, Blair, PA
5 photos, 2 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
John M. & Minnie Baird House, 200 Coleridge Avenue, Altoona, Blair, PA
2 photos, 2 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
Franklin G. & Josephine Krall House, 201 Coleridge Avenue, Altoona, Blair, PA
1 photo, 2 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
Jacob & Mintie Miller House II, 202 Coleridge Avenue, Altoona, Blair, PA
2 photos, 2 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
John S. Seeds House II, 204 Coleridge Avenue, Altoona, Blair, PA
2 photos, 2 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
Corl's Store, 208 Coleridge Avenue, Altoona, Blair, PA
1 photo, 2 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
David G. & Margaret Stewart House, 209 Coleridge Avenue, Altoona, Blair, PA
1 photo, 2 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
Christopher & Lana Hite House, 213-213A Coleridge Avenue, Altoona, Blair, PA
1 photo, 2 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
William & Della Haines House, 216 Coleridge Avenue, Altoona, Blair, PA
1 photo, 2 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
Sylvester & Margaret England House, 300 Coleridge Avenue, Altoona, Blair, PA
4 photos, 2 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
Frank L. Zimmerman House, 303 Coleridge Avenue, Altoona, Blair, PA
1 photo, 2 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
Zimmerman's Store, 305 Coleridge Avenue, Altoona, Blair, PA
1 photo, 2 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
James E. & Flora Neff Spence House, 312 Coleridge Avenue, Altoona, Blair, PA
1 photo, 2 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
{{National Register of Historic Places 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