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Woodvale Historic District

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Built
  
1890, 1942

Area
  
39 ha

NRHP Reference #
  
92000942

Added to NRHP
  
24 July 1992

Woodvale Historic District

Location
  
Roughly bounded by Ash, High, North, Fulton and Broad Sts., in Woodvale, Broad Top Township, Wells Township, and Wood Township, Pennsylvania

Architectural style
  
Other, Vernacular workers' housing

MPS
  
Industrial Resources of Huntingdon County, 1780--1939 MPS

Woodvale Historic District is a national historic district located at Broad Top Township, Bedford County; Wells Township, Fulton County; and Wood Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 79 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 2 contributing structures in the coal mining community of Woodvale. The buildings date between about 1890 and 1942, and include industrial buildings, institutional buildings, and vernacular worker's housing. They were built by the Rockhill Iron and Coal Company. Non-residential buildings include the Methodist Church (1911), St. Michael's Greek Orthodox Church (1930s), a social hall, a mule barn, power house, railroad machine shop (1918), and post office (1919).

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

References

Woodvale Historic District Wikipedia


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