The Williamsburg 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 ...

that is located in Williamsburg,

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 ...

. 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 v ...

in 1995.

History and architectural features

This district includes 362 contributing buildings and six contributing structures that are located in the

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and surrounding residential areas of Williamsburg. The earliest buildings date to the 1830s, when the community was expanded as a canal town along the

Pennsylvania Main Line Canal The Main Line of Public Works was a package of legislation passed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1826 to establish a means of transporting freight between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. It funded the construction of various long-proposed can ...

. The buildings are primarily frame and brick, with notable examples of

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and

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 ...

style architecture. Notable non-residential buildings include the Schwab Hotel (c. 1910), the Hollidaysburg Trust Company (1873), the Presbyterian Church (1841), Zion Lutheran Church (1907), the Church of the Brethren (1911), Williamsburg High School (1918), and the Community Elementary School building (1941). Also located in the district are the Presbyterian (c. 1824), Methodist (c. 1831), Lutheran (c. 1835), and Lutheran and German Reformed (c. 1804) cemeteries, Big Spring, and the Pennsylvania Main Line Canal and

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right-of-way. ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the

in 1995.

Gallery

File:WILLIAMSBURG HISTORIC DISTRICT, BLAIR COUNTY, PA.jpg, Schwab Hotel File:Williamsburg Historic District (Williamsburg, Pennsylvania) 621 W 2nd St.jpg, 621 West Second Street Williamsburg Historic District (Williamsburg, Pennsylvania) W 2nd St.jpg, West Second Street

References

{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Federal architecture in Pennsylvania Historic districts in Blair County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Blair County, Pennsylvania