Mooncrest Historic District

Last updated

Mooncrest Historic District
MooncrestPA.jpg
Newly rebuilt 149-153 Delaware Avenue in the Mooncrest Historic District
USA Pennsylvania location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Usa edcp location map.svg
Red pog.svg
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]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Washington Crossing Historic Park</span> United States historic place

Washington Crossing Historic Park is a 500-acre (2 km2) state park operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources in partnership with the Friends of Washington Crossing Park. The park is divided into two sections. One section of the park, the "lower park," is headquartered in the village of Washington Crossing located in Upper Makefield Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It marks the location of George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River during the American Revolutionary War.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Pennsylvania</span>

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Pennsylvania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Boundary markers of the original District of Columbia</span> Markers that marked the District of Columbias original boundary

The boundary markers of the original District of Columbia are the 40 milestones that marked the four lines forming the boundaries between the states of Maryland and Virginia and the square of 100 square miles (259 km2) of federal territory that became the District of Columbia in 1801. Working under the supervision of three commissioners that President George Washington had appointed in 1790 in accordance with the federal Residence Act, a surveying team led by Major Andrew Ellicott placed these markers in 1791 and 1792. Among Ellicott's assistants were his brothers Joseph and Benjamin Ellicott, Isaac Roberdeau, George Fenwick, Isaac Briggs and an African American astronomer, Benjamin Banneker.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David Bradford House</span> Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States

The David Bradford House is a historic house museum at 175 South Main Street in Washington, Pennsylvania. Completed in 1788, it was the home of David Bradford, a leader of the Whiskey Rebellion. It has both architectural and historic importance, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1983. It is open weekly between April and November, or by appointment.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Register of Historic Places listings in Erie County, Pennsylvania</span>

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Erie County, Pennsylvania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Register of Historic Places listings in Bradford County, Pennsylvania</span>

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Bradford County, Pennsylvania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Register of Historic Places listings in Butler County, Pennsylvania</span>

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Butler County, Pennsylvania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Register of Historic Places listings in Columbia County, Pennsylvania</span>

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Columbia County, Pennsylvania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Register of Historic Places listings in Forest County, Pennsylvania</span>

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Forest County, Pennsylvania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Register of Historic Places listings in Greene County, Pennsylvania</span>

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Greene County, Pennsylvania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Register of Historic Places listings in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania</span>

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Register of Historic Places listings in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania</span>

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Register of Historic Places listings in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania</span>

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Register of Historic Places listings in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania</span>

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Register of Historic Places listings in Somerset County, Pennsylvania</span>

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Register of Historic Places listings in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania</span>

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Register of Historic Places listings in Wayne County, Pennsylvania</span>

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Wayne County, Pennsylvania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Beaver Historic District</span> Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States

The Beaver Historic District is a historic district in Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 24, 1996, it is centered on Beaver's commercial Third Street and the area around it. The buildings in the district date primarily to the nineteenth century, although some twentieth-century structures are present. Some of the district's most prominent buildings are five churches and the county courthouse, although most of the district consists of residential neighborhoods. Included in the boundaries of the district is the Matthew S. Quay House, the National Historic Landmark home of Beaver native Senator Matthew Quay, and the site of Fort McIntosh, a fort constructed in the 1780s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cement City Historic District</span> Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States

Cement City Historic District is a historic district in Donora, Pennsylvania. The district includes 80 Prairie School concrete residences built in 1916–17. The homes served as housing for employees of the American Steel and Wire Company. Poured-in-place concrete houses had become popular in large-scale housing developments at the time, partly thanks to promotion by Thomas Edison; the homes built in Donora used a newly patented construction method from the Lambie Concrete House Corporation. Building the houses required a combined 10,000 barrels of Portland cement.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Reading Furnace Historic District</span> Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States

The Reading Furnace Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Warwick Township and East Nantmeal Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

References

  1. 1 2 "Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 9/16/13 through 9/30/13". 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 . 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.