Williamsburg Historic District (Williamsburg, Pennsylvania)

Williamsburg Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	Approximately 30 square blocks centered around Second and High Sts., Williamsburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°27′39″N78°12′14″W / 40.46083°N 78.20389°W / 40.46083; -78.20389
Area	160 acres (65 ha)
Built	1832
Architect	Rhule, David S.
Architectural style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Federal
NRHP reference No.	95000518 [1]
Added to NRHP	May 12, 1995

The Williamsburg Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Williamsburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. ^[1]

History and architectural features

This district includes 362 contributing buildings and six contributing structures that are located in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Williamsburg. The earliest buildings date to the 1830s, when the community was expanded as a canal town along the Pennsylvania Main Line Canal. The buildings are primarily frame and brick, with notable examples of Federal and Late Victorian style architecture.

Notable non-residential buildings include the Schwab Hotel (c. 1910), the Hollidaysburg Trust Company (1873), the Presbyterian Church (1841), Zion Lutheran Church (1907), the Church of the Brethren (1911), Williamsburg High School (1918), and the Community Elementary School building (1941). Also located in the district are the Presbyterian (c. 1824), Methodist (c. 1831), Lutheran (c. 1835), and Lutheran and German Reformed (c. 1804) cemeteries, Big Spring, and the Pennsylvania Main Line Canal and Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way. ^[2]

Gallery

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  Schwab Hotel
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  621 West Second Street
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  West Second Street

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Frederick L. Richards (September 1994). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Williamsburg Historic District. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 9, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)