Titusville Historic District (Titusville, Pennsylvania)

	Titusville Historic District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	Benson Memorial Library
Location	Roughly bounded by Petroleum, Spruce, Franklin, Perry, Monroe, Main and Spring Sts., Titusville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	41°37′47″N79°40′26″W / 41.62972°N 79.67389°W
Area	170 acres (69 ha)
Built	1859
Architect	Multiple
Architectural style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.	85000178
Added to NRHP	January 31, 1985

Last updated August 10, 2023

The Titusville Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Titusville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.^[1]

History and architectural features

This district encompasses 472 contributing buildings that are located in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Titusville, Pennsylvania including a mix of residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings with the majority built after the Drake Well was established in 1859. They were designed in a variety of popular architectural styles, including Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, and Colonial Revival.

Notable buildings include the William Barnsdell House (c. 1855), the First National Bank, R.D. Fletcher's Store, the Universalist Church (1865), The Corinthian Hall, Chase and Stewart Block, the Kernochan and Company Building (c. 1900), the Penn Movie Theater (1939), Pennsylvania Bank & Trust Co., the Swedish Congregationalist Church, and the Emerson House. Also located in the district but separately listed is the Titusville City Hall.^[2]

This district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Kathy R. Maloney and Susan M. Zacher (October 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Titusville Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved August 19, 2012.

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[nris-1] 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[arch-2] "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Kathy R. Maloney and Susan M. Zacher (October 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Titusville Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved August 19, 2012.

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