Boswell Historic District

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Boswell Historic District
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Sts. Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church, 1992
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LocationRoughly bounded by Hower Ave., Atkinson Way, Quemahoning Creek, Main St. and Juniata St., Boswell, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°09′47″N79°01′40″W / 40.16306°N 79.02778°W / 40.16306; -79.02778
Area80 acres (32 ha)
Built1901
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Late Victorian
MPS Bituminous Coal and Coke Resources of Pennsylvania MPS
NRHP reference No. 94000519 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 3, 1994

Boswell Historic District is a national historic district located at Boswell in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 90 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site. It encompasses an area developed by the Merchant's Mining Company of Baltimore, Maryland starting in 1901. It includes the remaining extant mine resources and the archaeological remains of the mine. They consist of utilitarian industrial buildings, four types of vernacular housing, and a variety of commercial, social, and institutional buildings. Notable buildings include the First National Bank of Boswell (1919), Merchant's Coal Company office (1901), St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church (1918), and Sts. Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church (1918). [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved December 14, 2011.Note: This includes Carmen DiCiccio (January 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Boswell Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2011.