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Stoystown Historic District
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| Location: | Roughly bounded by W & E Forbes Rds.,E Main St., Meadow St. E Penn Ave, S Sommerset St., W Penn Ave. and W Main St., Stoystown, Pennsylvania |
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| Area: | 30 acres (12 ha) |
| Built: | 1913 |
| Architectural style: | Queen Anne, Bungalow/craftsman, et al. |
| Governing body: | Federal |
| MPS: | Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor Historic Resources: Franklin to Westmoreland Counties MPS |
| NRHP Reference#: | 01000605[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | September 7, 2001 |
Stoystown Historic District is a national historic district located at Stoystown in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 81 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 1 contributing object. It encompasses central business district and surrounding residential areas in Stoystown. They primarily date from the late-19th and early-20th century. Notable non-residential buildings include the Grace Lutheran Church (1888), St. Paul's United Church of Christ (1897), John Griffin Building (c. 1880), Laurel Bank (1922), former Custer House (c. 1830/1870), H.J. Specht Hardware (c. 1920), former IOOF Hall (c. 1900), and former public school (1929). The contributing sites are the Union Cemetery (c. 1796) and Stoystown-Quemahoning Township Area Recreation Park (c. 1930). The contributing object is a Lincoln Highway marker (1928). Located in the district and separately listed is the Hite House, dated to 1853.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]
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