College Heights Historic District

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College Heights Historic District
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Corner of Hillcrest Ave. and Woodland Dr. in 2013
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LocationRoughly bounded by Holmes St., Park Ave., Ridge Ave., Sunset Rd., Hillcrest Ave., Woodland Dr. and Mitchell Ave., State College, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°47′57″N77°52′28″W / 40.79917°N 77.87444°W / 40.79917; -77.87444
Area109 acres (44 ha)
Built1904
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No. 95000514 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 27, 1995

College Heights Historic District is a national historic district located at State College, Centre County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 278 contributing buildings in an almost exclusively middle-class residential area of State College. The district reflects the growth and architecture of State College as an emerging college town. The houses are largely wood frame and reflect a number of popular early-20th-century architectural styles including Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, and Bungalow. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [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 November 6, 2011.Note: This includes Jacqueline Melander and Deryck Holdsworth (February 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: College Heights Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved November 5, 2011.