Mount Pleasant Historic District
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The Mount Pleasant Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. This district encompasses 268 contributing buildings, one contributing site, and one contributing object that are located in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Mount Pleasant. Built roughly between 1812 and 1948, they include a mix of residential, commercial, institutional, and industrial properties, and were designed in a variety of popular architectural styles, including Italianate, Queen Anne, and Colonial Revival. Notable buildings include the Overholt General Store (c. 1860), a harness shop (c. 1870), a warehouse (c. 1880), the East End Hotel (c. 1885), the Grand Central Hotel (c. 1895), the Gerechter Furniture Building (c. 1905), the Citizens Savings and Trust Company and First National Bank (1905), the Shupe Steam Grist Mill (1843), City Hall (1910), the Penn Theater (1937), the Reunion Presbyterian Church (1873), the Wesley United Methodist Church (1856), the Transfiguration Roman Catholic Church (1889), and three houses that were built circa 1812. The contributing site is Frick Park. This district also includes the separately listed Samuel Warden House and demolished Mount Pleasant Armory.
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When was Mount Pleasant Historic District listed on the National Register?
Mount Pleasant Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 22, 1998.
What type of historic resource is Mount Pleasant Historic District?
Mount Pleasant Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.
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The period of significance for Mount Pleasant Historic District is recorded as the listed era.
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