Venango County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 54,984. Its county seat is Franklin. The county was created in 1800 and later organized in 1805.
Emlenton is a borough in Clarion and Venango counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The population was 625 at the 2010 census. Of this, 617 were in Venango County, and only 8 were in Clarion County. The borough is home to the Emlenton Bridge on I-80, which spans the Allegheny River.
Pithole, or Pithole City, is a ghost town in Cornplanter Township, Venango County in Pennsylvania, about 6 miles (9.7 km) from Oil Creek State Park and the Drake Well Museum, the site of the first commercial oil well in the United States. Pithole's sudden growth and equally rapid decline, as well as its status as a "proving ground" of sorts for the burgeoning petroleum industry, made it one of the most famous of oil boomtowns.
The Schenley Farms Historic District, also referred to as the Schenley Farms–Oakland Civic District, is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places that is located in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
Virginville is a census-designated place in Richmond Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It is located at the junction of PA 143 and Crystal Ridge Road, and is approximately 7 miles to the south of the borough of Lenhartsville.
Beallsville Historic District is a 40-acre (16 ha) district in Beallsville, Pennsylvania. It is designated as a historic district by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation.
Roaring Spring Historic District is a national historic district located at Roaring Spring, Blair County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 573 contributing buildings, 3 contributing sites, and 2 contributing structures in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Roaring Spring. The earliest buildings date to the 1860s, when the community was founded as the region's first paper mill town. The buildings are primarily frame and brick, with notable examples of Colonial Revival and Queen Anne style architecture. Notable non-residential buildings include the Odd Fellows Hall (1882), Hite's Furniture Store, Roaring Spring Bank (1902), old Borough Building and Fire Station (1906), Zook Building, Bare Memorial Church of God (1889-1930), Trinity United Methodist Church (1898), Blank Book Company buildings, and Roaring Spring Passenger Station. Also located in the district are the Bare Memorial Fountain (1937) and Greenlawn Cemetery and Memorial Park.
Saint Paul Cathedral is the mother church of the Diocese of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. St. Paul's parish was established in 1833.
Old Pottstown Historic District is a national historic district located in Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses 956 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Pottstown. The district includes a variety of residential buildings including workers' home and residences of prominent and wealthy citizens in a variety of architectural styles including Late Victorian, Gothic Revival, and Federal. This includes the separately listed Pottsgrove Mansion. Notable non-residential buildings include the Italianate style commercial buildings on High Street, 1725 Roller Mills, Reading Railroad station (1928), Doehler-Jarvis castings plant, Light Foundry building (1880), Ecker Building, Weitzenkorn Building, Security Trust Building (1888), Elks Home (1896), Pottstown Library (1920), Pottstown Borough Hall (1924), Masonic Temple (1926), Christ Episcopal Church (1872), First Methodist Church (1869), and St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church (1891). Also in the district is the Searles Memorial Methodist Church (1911) designed by architect Joseph Miller Huston (1866–1940).
Tamaqua Historic District is a national historic district located at Schuylkill Township and Tamaqua, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 944 contributing buildings, 3 contributing sites, 8 contributing structures, and 3 contributing objects in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Tamaqua. The residential buildings principally date to the early 20th century. They are mostly two-story, of brick and frame construction, and in a variety of popular architectural styles including Queen Anne, Late Victorian, Italianate, and Colonial Revival. Notable non-residential buildings include the Little Schuylkill Hotel (1827), White Swan, Washington House, Shepp Building, Elks Lodge, Peoples Trust Company Building, Tamaqua National Bank (1908), First National Bank of Tamaqua, U.S. Post Office (1932), Majestic Theater and Hotel, Hegarty Blacksmith Shop (1848), Conrad Biscoff Planing Mill and Furniture Factory (1865), Tamaqua Manufacturing Company (1910), Calvary Episcopal Church (1851), First Methodist Church (1852), St. Jerome's Roman Catholic Church (1856), American Hose Company (1881), East End Fire Co. (1923), and the former Tamaqua Armory. The contributing sites are St. Jerome's Cemetery, Odd Fellows Cemetery (1865), and the foundation of the Fitzpatrick Shirt Factory (1888). Contributing structures include three runs of iron steps and five bridges. Located in the district and separately listed are the Anthracite Bank Building, George Ormrod House, and Tamaqua Railroad Station.
Franklin Historic District is a national historic district located at Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 380 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Franklin. It includes commercial, residential, industrial, and institutional buildings. They are in a variety of popular architectural styles including Queen Anne, Greek Revival, and Federal. Notable non-residential buildings include the Venango County Courthouse, County Jail, and First United Methodist Church.
Oil City Downtown Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 51 contributing buildings and 2 contributing structures in the central business district of Oil City. It primarily includes commercial buildings in a variety of popular architectural styles including Romanesque Revival, Colonial Revival, and Italianate. Notable buildings include the General Telephone Company Building (1942), Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (1924), Oil City Boiler Works, Downs Block (1894), Veach Block, Drake Building (1928), and Oil City National Bank (1926).
Oil City North Side Historic District, also known as Cottage Hill, Palace Hill, and Polish Hill, is a national historic district located at Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. It is directly north of the Oil City Downtown Commercial Historic District. The district includes 1,140 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Oil City. It includes a few neighborhood commercial buildings, churches, and two schools. The houses were built between about 1870 and 1945 and are in a variety of popular architectural styles including Romanesque Revival, Queen Anne, Second Empire, Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, and Italianate. It also includes a number of working class vernacular dwellings, especially in the Polish Hill section.
Oil City South Side Historic District, also known as Venango City and Laytonia, is a national historic district located at Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. It is directly south of the Oil City Downtown Commercial Historic District. The district includes 882 contributing buildings and 2 contributing objects in a mixed use section of Oil City. It includes a large number of dwellings, commercial buildings, churches, and institutional buildings. The houses were built between about 1863 and 1945 and are in a variety of popular architectural styles including Romanesque Revival, Late Gothic Revival, Second Empire, Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Bungalow, American Foursquare, and Italianate. Notable non-residential buildings include the Carnegie Library (1905), Latonai Theater (1928), Knights of Columbus Hall (1927-1928), Good Hope Lutheran Church Rectory (1928), Christ Episcopal Church (1886), St. Stephen's Roman Catholic Church (1906), and Second Lutheran Church (1913). Located in the district is the separately listed Oil City Armory.
Titusville Historic District is a national historic district in Titusville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.
The Montrose Historic District is a national historic district located in Montrose, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses 386 contributing buildings and two contributing sites in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Montrose.
Columbia Historic District II is a national historic district located at Columbia, South Carolina. The district encompasses 113 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in a former residential section of Columbia. They were built between the early-19th century and the 1930s and are now mostly used for commercial purposes. The buildings are in the Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Classical Revival, and the “Columbia Cottage” styles. Notable buildings include the Robert Mills House, Debruhl-Marshall House, Hampton-Preston House, Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Crawford-Clarkson House, Maxcy Gregg House, Hale-Elmore-Seibels House, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, and Ebenezer Lutheran Church.
Westbrook–Ardmore Historic District is a national historic district located at Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 467 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Wilmington. The district developed as six interrelated early-20th century subdivisions between about 1914 and 1956 and includes notable examples of Colonial Revival and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Notable buildings include St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church (1942), Central Church of Christ, Saint Mark Freewill Baptist Church, the Mills Store (1947), "English Cottage Style" former Pure Oil station (1936), and Art Moderne style Traveler's Service Station #3.
Canajoharie Historic District is a national historic district located at Canajoharie in Montgomery County, New York. It encompasses 836 contributing buildings, 4 contributing sites, 11 contributing structures, and 19 contributing objects in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of the village of Canajoharie. It developed between about 1750 and 1959, and includes notable examples of Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Bragdon-Lipe House, the Van Alstyne House, the West Hill School, and the United States Post Office. Other notable contributing resources include the Village Hall (1941), Canajoharie Creamery, Beech-Nut No. 1 Plant, Beech-Nut No. 2 Plant, Reformed church (1842), Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd (1874), St. Mark's Lutheran Church (1868), Saints Peter and Paul Roman Catholic church, Sayles Building (1868), and the Arkell Foundation complex.
Chili–West Historic District is a national historic district located at Rochester, Monroe County, New York. The district encompasses 508 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Rochester. The district developed between about 1874 and 1935, and includes buildings in a variety of architectural styles including Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Gothic Revival, and Tudor Revival, Mission Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman. The dwellings reflect designs directed toward a middle-class and working class clientele in a newly developing area of Rochester's Nineteenth Ward. Located in the district is the former St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church complex.
