Mooncrest Historic District

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Mooncrest Historic District
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Newly rebuilt 149-153 Delaware Avenue in the Mooncrest Historic District
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Coordinates 40°31′26.48″N80°11′25″W / 40.5240222°N 80.19028°W / 40.5240222; -80.19028
Built1943
NRHP reference No. 13000741 [1] [2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 2013
Designated PHMCApril 15, 2004 [3]

Mooncrest Historic District is a historic district in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, USA. This community was built during World War II as housing for defense workers. Mooncrest residents produced armor plate, munitions, and ships at the nearby Dravo Corporation on Neville Island. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 2013. [1] [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 9/16/13 through 9/30/13" (PDF). National Park Service. October 18, 2013. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  2. 1 2 Angeligue Bamberg (January 14, 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Mooncrest Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 7, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  3. "Mooncrest - PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.