Oil City Downtown Commercial Historic District

Oil City Downtown Commercial Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Seneca Street, looking south
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Location	Generally along Seneca, Center, Elm, Sycamore, Duncomb, and Main Sts., Oil City, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	41°26′08″N79°42′31″W / 41.43556°N 79.70861°W / 41.43556; -79.70861
Area	25 acres (10 ha)
Built	1870
Architect	Bailey, Emmett E.; Bresnot, Joseph P.
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Romanesque, Italianate
MPS	Oil Industry Resources in Western Pennsylvania MPS
NRHP reference No.	97001250 [1]
Added to NRHP	October 24, 1997

The Oil City Downtown Commercial Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. ^[1]

History and architectural features

This district includes fifty-one contributing buildings and two contributing structures that are located in the central business district of Oil City. It primarily includes commercial buildings that were designed 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), the Oil City Boiler Works, Downs Block (1894), Veach Block (1896, 1913), the Drake Building (1928), and the Oil City National Bank (1926). ^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. David L. Taylor (January 1997). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Oil City Downtown Commercial Historic District. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 11, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)