Architect Geisey, James Area 8 ha Added to NRHP 23 July 1998 | NRHP Reference # 98000904 Year built 1891 | |
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Location Roughly bounded by 8th Ave., 3rd St., 11th Ave., and Barnes Ave., New Kensington, Pennsylvania MPS Aluminum Industry Resources of Southwestern Pennsylvania MPS | ||
New Kensington Downtown Historic District, also known as the New Kensington Commercial and Residential Historic District, is a national historic district located at New Kensington, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses 143 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of New Kensington. They were built between about 1891 and 1947, and includes a mix of residential, commercial, institutional, and industrial properties. They are in a variety of popular architectural styles including Art Deco, Beaux-Arts, and Colonial Revival. Notable buildings include the Mellon Bank Building (1900), PNC Bank (1914), Wear Ever Building (1914–1915), U.S. Post Office (1933), Ritz Theater (1921–1922), Datola Theater (1942), Columbus Theater (1927), and White Castle Restaurant (c. 1921–1928).
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.