Meadville Downtown Historic District

Meadville Downtown Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Crawford County Courthouse
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Location	Roughly bounded by Chancery Lane, Mulberry, Walnut and Chestnut Sts., Meadville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	41°38′20″N80°09′04″W / 41.63889°N 80.15111°W / 41.63889; -80.15111
Area	6.5 acres (2.6 ha)
Built	1800–1940
Architectural style	Mid 19th Century Revival, Italianate, Victorian
NRHP reference No.	84000023 [1]
Added to NRHP	October 2, 1984

The Meadville Downtown Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. ^[1]

History and architectural features

This district is centered on Diamond Park and includes eighty-one contributing buildings and eighteen contributing sites that are located in the central business district of Meadville. It includes a mix of commercial, industrial, and governmental/institutional buildings that were built roughly between 1800 and 1940, and were designed in a variety of popular architectural styles, including Greek Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, and Victorian. Notable buildings include the Crawford County Courthouse, Ralston Block (1880-1890), Kronenfeld Building, Market House (1870), Crawford County Trust Building (1920), U.S. Post Office (1907), Masonic Building, Keystone View Company, and Academy of Music. ^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. ^[1]

See also

• Baldwin-Reynolds House, another NRHP location in Meadville
• National Register of Historic Places in Crawford County, Pennsylvania

References

1. "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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Martha L. Karuba (June 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Meadville Downtown Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved August 19, 2012.