Formation | 1973 [1] |
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Type | Non-profit [1] |
Purpose | Encourage the preservation of buildings, landmarks and structures in Washington County, Pennsylvania [1] |
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Region served | Washington County, Pennsylvania |
Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation is a non-profit educational institution in Washington, Pennsylvania, United States. Its purpose is to encourage and assist the preservation of historic structures in Washington County, Pennsylvania. [1] The foundation operates its own landmark certification process, as well as working with the National Park Service to document and place landmarks on the National Register of Historic Places. [1] It also offers advice and assistance for historic building owners who wish to preserve their facilities. [1] Since its inception, the foundation has been successful in helping many historic building owners in the preservation of their structures. [1]
For a number of years, the foundation has been in conflict with Washington & Jefferson College. In 1968, the college's campus master plan called for the expansion of the campus eastward towards Wade Avenue in East Washington Borough, a plan that placed them in conflict with the residents of that area. [2] For the next 30 years, the college maintained a policy of purchasing any homes in that area as they became available. [3] In response, the Washington County History and Landmarks Foundation was able to get the East Washington Historic District, a collection of 120 Victorian homes in that area, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [4] The college opposed the designation but did not object in time to prevent it. [5] According to College President Howard J. Burnett, the district "was structured to prevent expansion of the college." [5]
In the 1990s, the hard feelings between some residents and the college came to a head, with residents trying to have the Borough enact anti-demolition laws to block expansion and a meeting of the Washington County History and Landmarks Foundation deteriorated into a shouting match between residents and college officials. [2] Burnett maintained that the expansion was beneficial to the community and that the opposition came from a small and non-representative group on Wade Avenue. [6] He also questioned the historic value of many of the designated homes, pointing out that many of them were in very poor shape and others were vacant. [6] As of 1995, the college owned about 30 properties listed in the historic district. [4] In the end, efforts to block the demolition of these buildings, including several which were part of the historic district, were unsuccessful. [6] [7] Notably, one 140-year-old farm house at 137 South Wade Street, which the college had acquired in 1977 after being vacant for several years, was moved to a new location outside of town. [4]
In 2009, the foundation sponsored an architectural survey of buildings in the African American areas of Washington. [8]
Landmark name | Image | Architect/builder/ engineer/decorator | Address | Location | Status |
Bailey Covered Bridge | Spans Ten Mile Creek | Amity | Destroyed by fire in 1994; reconstructed | ||
Scott Brownlee Covered Bridge | TR 414 over Templeton Fork of Wheeling Creek | East Finley Township | |||
Brownsville Bridge | LR 268 Over Monongahela River, between West Brownsville in Washington County and Brownsville in Fayette County | West Brownsville | |||
Charleroi-Monessen Bridge | LR 247 over Monongahela River, between Charleroi in Washington County and Monessen in Westmoreland County | Charleroi | |||
Crawford Covered Bridge | TR 307, spanning Robinson Fork of Wheeling Creek | West Finley Township | |||
Danley Covered Bridge | On TR 379, spanning Robinson Fork of Wheeling Creek | West Finley Township | |||
Horn Davis Overholtzer Bridge | TR 838 over Ten Mile Creek | West Bethlehem Township | Collapsed on March 20, 1994 | ||
Day Covered Bridge | On TR 339 over Short Creek, Prosperity | Morris Township | |||
Ebenezer Covered Bridge | In Mingo Creek Park, spanning Mingo Creek | Nottingham Township | |||
Erskine Covered Bridge | TR 314 over Middle Wheeling Creek | West Finley Township | |||
Henry Covered Bridge | Spans Mingo Creek in Mingo Creek County Park | Nottingham Township | |||
Jackson's Mill Covered Bridge | Northwest of Burgettstown on TR 853 crossing King's Creek | Hanover Township | |||
Krepps Covered Bridge | Southeast of Cherry Valley on TR 799 over Raccoon Creek | Mount Pleasant Township | |||
Letherman Covered Bridge | On TR 449 spanning the South Branch of Pigeon Creek | North Bethlehem Township | |||
Longdon L. Miller Covered Bridge | TR 414 over Templeton Fork of Wheeling Creek | West Finley Township | |||
Lyle Covered Bridge | North of Raccoon on TR 861 crossing Raccoon Creek | Hanover Township | |||
Martin's Mill Covered Bridge | West of Marianna, crossing Ten Mile Creek | West Bethlehem Township | Disappeared | ||
Blaney Mays Covered Bridge | TR 423, spanning Middle Wheeling Creek | Donegal Township | |||
Devil's Den, McClurg Covered Bridge | Hanover Park | Hanover Township | |||
Pine Bank Covered Bridge | Near SR 4018 at Meadowcroft Village, Avella | Cross Creek Township | |||
Plant's Covered Bridge | TR 408 over Templeton Fork of Wheeling Creek | East Finley Township | |||
Ralston Freeman Covered Bridge | on private property, TR 352 over Aunt Clara's Fork of Kings Creek | Hanover Township | |||
Claysville S Bridge | 6 miles west of Washington on Old National Road (US 40), over Buffalo Creek | Buffalo Township | |||
Sawhill Covered Bridge | TR 426 over Buffalo Creek, SR 221 Taylorstown | Blaine Township | |||
Sprowl's Covered Bridge | TR 450 over Rocky Run | West Finley Township | |||
Webster-Donora Bridge | SR 143 over the Monongahela River | Donora | |||
Wilson's Mill Covered Bridge | Cross Creek County Park | Cross Creek Township | |||
Cerl Wright Covered Bridge | TR 802 over the North Branch of Pigeon Creek | Somerset Township | |||
Wyit Sprowls Covered Bridge | TR 360 over Robinson Fork of Wheeling Creek | West Finley Township |
District name | Image | Location | Municipality |
Beallsville Historic District | National Road, from Oak Alley to West Alley and Sunset Drive to Sargent Alley | Beallsville Borough | |
Cement City Historic District | Chestnut and Walnut Streets from Modisette to Bertha Avenue and along Ida and Bertha Streets | Donora Borough | |
Centerville Historic District | Old National Pike spur, roughly from Linton Road to the junction of US 40 and PA 481 | Centerville | |
East Washington Historic District | Intersected by Beau Street and Wade Avenue, includes North Avenue, Wheeling and Chestnut Streets | East Washington, Pennsylvania | |
Marianna Historic District | Roughly bounded by Ten Mile Creek, Beeson Avenue Hill, 6th and 7th Streets | Marianna, Pennsylvania | |
Scenery Hill Historic District | National Road East (US 40), between Scenery Hill Cemetery and Kinder Road | North Bethlehem Township | |
Taylorstown Historic District | Main Street, Taylorstown | Blaine Township | |
West Alexander Historic District | Main Street, North Liberty to Mechanic Streets | West Alexander | |
West Middletown Historic District | Main Street (Route 844) running east–west | West Middleton |
Property name | Image | Location | Municipality |
Edward G. Acheson House | 908 Main Street, Monongahela | Monongahela | |
Samuel Brownlee House | SR 519 in village of Wylandville | South Strabane Township | |
Caldwell Tavern | Junction of US 40 and TR 474 east of Claysville | Buffalo Township | |
Dager-Wonsettler Farmstead | On Old National Road (now SR 40) near Glyde | Amwell Township | |
Margaret Derrow House | West Main Street, Claysville | Donegal Township | |
Doak-Little House | US 40 | South Strabane Township | |
Joseph Dorsey House | 113 Cherry Avenue, Denbeau Heights (Denbo Heights) | Centerville | |
Dusmal House | East of Gastonville off Gilmore Road | Union Township | |
Molly Fleming House | 616 Wood Street | California | |
Philip Friend House | 105 Little Daniels Run Road | North Bethlehem Township | |
Harrison House | Old National Pike, US 40, one mile east of Centerville | Centerville | |
Huffman Distillery and Chopping Mill | LR 62155, 2 miles North of Junction with PA 917 | Somerset Township | |
Jennings-Gallagher House | Wood Street, California | California | |
Kinder's Mill | LR 62194 at Piper Road, Deemston | Deemston | |
Moses Little Tavern | National Pike (US 40), 3/4 miles east of I-79 interchange | Amwell Township | |
David Longwell House | West Main Street, Monongahela City | Monongahela | |
Malden Inn | Off US 40 East, on Malden Place, spur of Old National Road | Centerville | |
Isaac Manchester House | 2 miles south of Avella on SR 231 | Independence Township | |
Martin Farmstead | SR 136, 2 miles west of Eighty Four | South Strabane Township | |
Dr. Joseph Maurer House | 97 West Wheeling Street | Washington | |
Montgomery House | West Main Street, Claysville | Donegal Township | |
Thomas Munce House | SR 136, 3 miles east of Washington | South Strabane Township | |
John H. Nelson House | 104 Colvin Road | Fallowfield Township | |
Robert Parkinson Farm | SR 18, .4 miles north of Old Concord Village | Morris Township | |
Regester Log House | Deemston | ||
Ringland Tavern | On US 40 (Old National Road), Scenery Hill | North Bethlehem Township | |
Roberts House | 225 North Central Avenue | Canonsburg | |
Frank L. Ross Farm | SR 519, .3 miles north of US 40 | North Bethlehem Township | |
Sackville House | 309 East Wheeling Street | Washington | |
Stephenson-Campbell House | On Tomahawk Claim Lane, off Reissing Road | Cecil Township | |
James Thome Farm | 213 Linnwood Road | North Strabane Township | |
Ulery Mill | LR 62078, in Zollarsville | West Bethlehem Township | |
Welsh-Emery House | 114 Emery Road, a spur of the Old National Road | Centerville | |
John White House | 2151 North Main Street Ext. | Chartiers Township | |
Levi Wilson Tavern | On National Road (US 40), 1.5 miles east of S-Bridge | Buffalo Township |
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