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Philipsburg Historic District (Philipsburg, Pennsylvania)

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NRHP Reference #
  
99000881

Year built
  
1864

Area
  
40 ha

Added to NRHP
  
22 July 1999

Philipsburg Historic District (Philipsburg, Pennsylvania)

Location
  
Roughly bounded by East Presqueisle St., Hillcrest Dr., Oak, Railroad, Spruce and Laurel Sts., Philipsburg, Pennsylvania

Architectural style
  
Greek Revival, Queen Anne

Philipsburg Historic District is a national historic district located at Philipsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 228 contributing buildings and 2 contributing sites in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Philipsburg. The oldest house is the John Henry Simler House (1807). Notable non-residential buildings include the Town Hall (1887), U.S. Post Office (1935), Union Church (1820-1840), St. Paul's Episcopal Church (1911), First Presbyterian Church (1908), and New Life Center Church (1893). The contributing sites are two small parks at the center of Philipsburg. Also located in the district are the separately listed Hardman Philips House, Rowland Theater, and Union Church and Burial Ground.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

References

Philipsburg Historic District (Philipsburg, Pennsylvania) Wikipedia