Philipsburg Historic District (Philipsburg, Pennsylvania)


Philipsburg Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Simler House, Philipsburg Historic District, June 2009
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Location	Roughly bounded by East Presqueisle St., Hillcrest Dr., Oak, Railroad, Spruce and Laurel Sts., Philipsburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°54′0″N 78°13′0″W / 40.90000°N 78.21667°W / 40.90000; -78.21667Coordinates: 40°54′0″N 78°13′0″W / 40.90000°N 78.21667°W / 40.90000; -78.21667
Area	99.9 acres (40.4 ha)
Built	1864
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Queen Anne
NRHP Reference #	99000881^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 22, 1999

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.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Jonathan E. Daily (October 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Philipsburg Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-05.

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