Old Conemaugh Borough Historic District

Old Conemaugh Borough Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
1870 W. H. Smith Residence, a Victorian mansion in the district
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Location	Roughly bounded by Railroad, Adams, and Steel Sts., and Church Ave., Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°19′37″N78°54′39″W / 40.32694°N 78.91083°W / 40.32694; -78.91083
Area	33 acres (13 ha)
Built	1878
Architect	Myton, Walter; et al.
Architectural style	Queen Anne, Second Empire
NRHP reference No.	95001253 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 7, 1995

The Old Conemaugh Borough Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Johnstown in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. ^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. ^[1]

History and architectural features

This district encompasses 330 contributing buildings that are located in a predominantly working-class residential area in Johnstown, and includes a few examples of high-style, Victorian-era dwellings that represent the Queen Anne and Second Empire styles. ^[3]

Notable buildings include the Young House (c. 1850), which is located on Coal Street. Described as "a plank building within a larger balloon house," it still has its original door latch hardware and end chimneys, as well as ornamental fireplaces "with carved Indian Heads." ^[4]

Also notable are the Christian Kakuck House (1888), the Spenger House (c. 1890), the W. H. Smith Residence (c. 1870), the Otto M. Hornick House (1904), the American House (1832), the Brass Rail Bar (c. 1890), St. Joseph's German Catholic Church (1868), Central Catholic School (1906), and the Hudson Street School (1895, 1924). ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. McDevitt, Cody. "Old Conemaugh: Historic neighborhood still hub for many businesses." Somerset, Pennsylvania: The Daily American, August 26, 2015, p. D1 (subscription required).
3. Jonathan E. Daily (October 1994). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Old Conemaugh Borough Historic District. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 11, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
4. McDevitt, "Old Conemaugh: Historic neighborhood still hub for many businesses," The Daily American, August 26, 2015, p. D1.