The Saltsburg Historic District is a national
historic district that is located in
Saltsburg in
Indiana County, Pennsylvania.
It was listed on 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 ...
in 1992.
History and architectural features
This district encompasses 118 contributing buildings, one contributing site, one contributing structure, and fifteen contributing objects that are located in the
central business district and surrounding residential areas of Saltsburg, including notable examples of buildings that were designed in the
Federal
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Politics
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and
Late Victorian
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styles. Most of the buildings were built between the 1830s and 1880s.
Notable buildings include the William McIlwaine House and Store (1820–1829), the Dr. James Crawford House (1830–1839), Dr. McFarland's Drug Store and Office (1840), the Saltsburg Hotel (1870s), the Western Pennsylvania Railroad Station (1864), the Saltsburg Presbyterian Church (1874), the Sons of Zebedee Evangelical Lutheran Church (1878), the Altman Feed Mill (1893), the First National Bank Building (1927), and the DeLisi Theater (1923).
The contributing site is a former canal/railbed of the
Western Pennsylvania Railroad
The Conemaugh Line is a rail line owned and operated by the Norfolk Southern Railway in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The line runs from Conpit Junction, Pennsylvania (west of New Florence) northwest and southwest to Pittsburgh, following the ...
and Lock #8 that is now occupied by Canal Park. The contributing structures are the retaining walls of the railroad. The contributing objects are canal markers.
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It was listed on 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 ...
in 1992.
Gallery
Saltsburg PA Presby PHS547.jpg, Saltsburg Presbyterian Church
References
External links
Town of Saltsburg, Saltsburg, Indiana, PA 8 photos, 31 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at
Historic American Buildings Survey
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Mathias Rombach House, 321 Basin Street, Saltsburg, Indiana, PA 3 photos, 7 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
First National Bank of Saltsburg, 214 Point Street, Saltsburg, Indiana, PA 3 photos, 7 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
Saltsburg Academy, High & Point Streets, Saltsburg, Indiana, PA 3 photos, 7 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
Saltsburg Mule Barn, 114 Point Street, Saltsburg, Indiana, PA 6 drawings and 1 data page at Historic American Buildings Survey
Robert J. Taylor House, 211 Point Street, Saltsburg, Indiana, PA 5 photos, 7 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
William McIlwaine House, 241 Washington Street, Saltsburg, Indiana, PA 1 photo, 7 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
Dr. John McFarland House, 216 Washington Street, Saltsburg, Indiana, PA 1 photo, 6 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
St. Matthew's Catholic Church, Cathedral Street, Saltsburg, Indiana, PA 4 photos, 7 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
Dr. Thomas Murray House, 101 Point Street, Saltsburg, Indiana, PA 2 photos, 7 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
105 Point Street (House), Saltsburg, Indiana, PA 3 photos, 7 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
Wray House, 500 Market Street, Saltsburg, Indiana, PA 4 photos, 7 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
Thomas & John Robinson House, 711 Water Street, Saltsburg, Indiana, PA 3 photos, 7 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
United Presbyterian Church, High Street & Ash Alley, Saltsburg, Indiana, PA 1 photo, 7 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
Pennsylvania Railroad Station, Point Street, Saltsburg, Indiana, PA 2 photos, 7 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
Patterson Milling Company, Feed Mill, Water & Point Streets, Saltsburg, Indiana, PA 11 drawings, 14 photos, 2 data pages, 3 photo caption pages, and 2 color transparencies at Historic American Buildings Survey
William Stewart House, 232 Point Street, Saltsburg, Indiana, PA 19 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey
William C. Robinson House, 103 Point Street, Saltsburg, Indiana, PA 1 photo, 7 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
Samuel S. Moore House & Store, 222 Point Street, Saltsburg, Indiana, PA 2 photos, 7 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
John Martin House, 502 High Street, Saltsburg, Indiana, PA 7 photos, 7 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
Andrew Andre House, 821 High Street, Saltsburg, Indiana, PA 3 photos, 7 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
James Robinson House, 425 Salt Street, Saltsburg, Indiana, PA 2 photos, 7 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
James McGlaughlin House, 803 Water Street, Saltsburg, Indiana, PA 2 photos, 8 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
P. D. Shupe Hardware Store, 202 Point Street, Saltsburg, Indiana, PA 9 photos, 8 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
Sons of Zebedee Evangelical Lutheran Church, 422 Salt Street, Saltsburg, Indiana, PA 6 photos, 7 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
706-08 Salt Street (House), Saltsburg, Indiana, PA 3 photos, 1 data page, 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
Federal architecture in Pennsylvania
Buildings and structures in Indiana County, Pennsylvania
National Register of Historic Places in Indiana County, Pennsylvania