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Holmes Foster Highlands Historic District

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NRHP Reference #
  
95000513

Year built
  
1896

Area
  
130 ha

Added to NRHP
  
27 April 1995

Holmes-Foster-Highlands Historic District

Location
  
Roughly bounded by Buckhout St., Railroad and Highland Aves., High and Keller Sts., and Irvin and Prospect Aves., State College, Pennsylvania

Architectural style
  
Bungalow/craftsman, Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival

Holmes-Foster-Highlands Historic District is a national historic district located at State College, Centre County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 727 contributing buildings in two residential areas of State College; Holmes-Foster and the Highlands. The district reflects the growth and development of State College as an emerging college town. The houses are largely wood frame and reflect a number of popular early-20th-century architectural styles including Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, and Bungalow. Non-residential buildings include two schools, three churches, a few shops, and the high school football stadium, Memorial Field. Located in the district is the separately listed Camelot.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

References

Holmes-Foster-Highlands Historic District Wikipedia


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