Slickville Historic District

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Slickville Historic District
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First Avenue in Slickville, HABS Photo, April 1990
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LocationRoughly bounded by Greenburg and Second Ave. and Delmont, Court, Cottage, and Fred Sts., Salem Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°27′27″N79°31′23″W / 40.45750°N 79.52306°W / 40.45750; -79.52306
Area62 acres (25 ha)
Built1916–1923
Built byThomas Tressler, J.A. Truxall
MPS Bituminous Coal and Coke Resources of Pennsylvania MPS
NRHP reference No. 94000522 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 3, 1994

The Slickville Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Salem Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [1]

History and architectural features

This district encompasses ninety contributing buildings and one contributing structure that are located in the unincorporated village of Slickville. The Cambria Steel Company built this mining town between 1916 and 1923. The contributing resources include workers' and managers' housing, four utilitarian mine-related buildings, a church, a school, a pump house, and a company store. The company-built community was later acquired by Bethlehem Steel, which operated Slick Mine No. 91 after 1923. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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 Carmen DiCiccio (January 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Slickville Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.