Union City Historic District is a national
historic district located at
Union City,
Erie County, Pennsylvania. It includes 96 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in the
central business district and surrounding residential areas of Union City. The district includes commercial, residential, and industrial buildings. The buildings were built between 1865 and 1925 and are in a variety of popular architectural styles including
Late Victorian
Victorian architecture is a series of architectural revival styles in the mid-to-late 19th century. ''Victorian'' refers to the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901), called the Victorian era, during which period the styles known as Victorian we ...
and
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 archit ...
. The commercial buildings are mostly brick two- and three-story buildings. Notable buildings include the Hansen Building (1888), Clement Lodge Building (1890), I.O.O.F. Building (1889), Union City Chair Company (1907, 1911), Mulkie House (c. 1905), Westcott House (c. 1900), and First Baptist Church (1923).
[ ''Note:'' This includes ]
It 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 ...
in 1990.
References
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Colonial Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
Buildings and structures in Erie, Pennsylvania
National Register of Historic Places in Erie County, Pennsylvania
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