Broad Avenue Historic District

Broad Avenue Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Broad Avenue Historic District, April 2012
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Location	Roughly along Broad Ave., from 23rd to 31st Sts., Altoona, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°30′8″N78°24′46″W / 40.50222°N 78.41278°W / 40.50222; -78.41278
Area	30 acres (12 ha)
Architect	Multiple, including Beezer Brothers
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No.	02000806 [1]
Added to NRHP	July 25, 2002

Broad Avenue Historic District is a national historic district located at Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 140 contributing buildings in a residential area of Altoona. The buildings were primarily built between 1880 and 1927, and reflect a number of popular architectural styles including Colonial Revival and Italianate. The area was developed as an early streetcar-oriented development in Altoona. Non-residential buildings include the Broad Avenue Presbyterian Church (c. 1895) and Broad Avenue United Methodist Church (1927). ^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System – (#02000806)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Nancy L. Smith and Deborah Lamborn (June 2001). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Broad Avenue Historic District. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 9, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)