Uptown Somerset Historic District

Uptown Somerset Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
West Main Street
Show map of Pennsylvania Show map of the United States
Location	Roughly bounded by N. Kimbery, Main, Columbia, and W. Catherine Sts., Somerset, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°00′37″N79°04′48″W / 40.01028°N 79.08000°W / 40.01028; -79.08000
Area	60.2 acres (24.4 ha)
Built	1872
Architect	Purcell & Fry
Architectural style	Italianate, Classical Revival, Second Empire
NRHP reference No.	95001254, 97000286 (Boundary Increase) [1]
Added to NRHP	November 7, 1995, March 28, 1997 (Boundary Increase)

The Uptown Somerset Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Somerset in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995, with a boundary increase in 1997. ^[1]

History and architectural features

This district includes 190 contributing buildings, one contributing site, and one contributing object. It encompasses an area centered on the county government complex and Somerset County Courthouse, with the surrounding commercial district, residential areas, and cemetery.

Notable buildings include the former Somerset Trust Company Building (1906), the First National Bank (1922), the county jail and sheriff's residence (1856, 1889), the Lansberry House (1869), the Edward Scull House (1847), the former Somerset Academy (1882), Printing House Row (1872), the former St. Paul's Presbyterian Church (1876), St. Paul's United Church of Christ (1887), the IOOF Building (1889), and First Christian Church (1909-1912). ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. R. Ann Safley (July 1995). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Uptown Somerset Historic District. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 9, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)
3. Ann Safley and Doug Reynolds (January 1997). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Uptown Somerset Historic District (Boundary Increase). National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 9, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)