The West Sixth Street Historic District is a national
historic district that is located in
Erie
Erie (; ) is a city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. Erie is the fifth largest city in Pennsylvania and the largest city in Northwestern Pennsylvania with a population of 94,831 a ...
,
Erie County, Pennsylvania.
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 1984.
History and architectural features
This district encompasses one hundred contributing buildings that were built between 1821 and 1930, with most built after 1883. They are primarily high-style residences that were erected along "Millionaires Row." Designed in a variety of popular architectural styles, including
Eclectic Victorian,
Second Empire Second Empire may refer to:
* Second British Empire, used by some historians to describe the British Empire after 1783
* Second Bulgarian Empire (1185–1396)
* Second French Empire (1852–1870)
** Second Empire architecture, an architectural styl ...
, and
Tudor Revival
Tudor Revival architecture (also known as mock Tudor in the UK) first manifested itself in domestic architecture in the United Kingdom in the latter half of the 19th century. Based on revival of aspects that were perceived as Tudor architecture ...
, notable non-residential buildings include the Erie County Courthouse. Also located in the district but separately listed are the
Charles Manning Reed Mansion, the
John Hill House and the
Watson-Curtze Mansion.
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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 1984.
References
External links
Reed Mansion, West Sixth & Peach Streets, Erie, Erie County, PA 17 photos and 4 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 ...
{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Historic American Buildings Survey in Pennsylvania
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Tudor Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
Second Empire architecture in Pennsylvania
Buildings and structures in Erie, Pennsylvania
Historic mansion districts
National Register of Historic Places in Erie County, Pennsylvania