National Register of Historic Places

Saltsburg Historic District

Saltsburg, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
Listed
May 6, 1992
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
92000386

About this property

The Saltsburg Historic District is a national historic district located in Saltsburg, Indiana County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. This district encompasses 118 contributing buildings, one contributing site, one contributing structure, and fifteen contributing objects that are located in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Saltsburg, including notable examples of buildings that were designed in the Federal and Late Victorian styles. Most of the buildings were built between the 1830s and 1880s. Notable buildings include the William McIlwaine House and Store (1820–1829), the Dr. James Crawford House (1830–1839), Dr. McFarland's Drug Store and Office (1840), the Saltsburg Hotel (1870s), the Western Pennsylvania Railroad Station (1864), the Saltsburg Presbyterian Church (1874), the Sons of Zebedee Evangelical Lutheran Church (1878), the Altman Feed Mill (1893), the First National Bank Building (1927), and the DeLisi Theater (1923). The contributing site is a former canal/railbed of the Western Pennsylvania Railroad and Lock #8, now occupied by Canal Park. The contributing structures are the railroad's retaining walls. The contributing objects are canal markers. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. HABS No. PA-389, "Saltsburg Mule Barn, 114 Point Street", 6 measured drawings HABS No. PA-5416, "William Stewart House, 232 Point Street", 18 data pages HABS No. PA-5417, "Dr. Thomas Murray House, 101 Point Street", 2 photos, 6 data pages, 1 photo caption page HABS No. PA-5418, "William C. Robinson House, 103 Point Street", 1 photo, 6 data pages, 1 photo caption page HABS No. PA-5419, "105 Point Street (House)", 3 photos, 6 data pages, 1 photo caption page HABS No. PA-5420, "Robert J. Taylor House, 211 Point Street", 5 photos, 6 data pages, 1 photo caption page HABS No. PA-5421, "Samuel S. Moore House and Store, 222 Point Street", 2 photos, 6 data pages, 1 photo caption page HABS No. PA-5422, "John Martin House, 502 High Street", 7 photos, 6 data pages, 1 photo caption page HABS No. PA-5423, "Andrew Andre House, 821 High Street", 3 photos, 6 data pages, 1 photo caption page HABS No. PA-5424, "William McIlwaine House, 241 Washington Street", 1 photo, 6 data pages, 1 photo caption page HABS No. PA-5425, "Dr. John McFarland House, 216 Washington Street", 1 photo, 5 data pages, 1 photo caption page HABS No. PA-5426, "Wray House, 500 Market Street", 4 photos, 6 data pages, 1 photo caption page HABS No. PA-5427, "James Robinson House, 425 Salt Street", 2 photos, 6 data pages, 1 photo caption page

Location

Saltsburg, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
40.48504, -79.45151

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When was Saltsburg Historic District listed on the National Register?

Saltsburg Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 6, 1992.

What type of historic resource is Saltsburg Historic District?

Saltsburg Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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