Highland Hall (Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania)

Highland Hall
Highland Hall, April 2010
Location 517 Walnut St., Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°25′55″N 78°23′32″W / 40.43194°N 78.39222°WCoordinates: 40°25′55″N 78°23′32″W / 40.43194°N 78.39222°W
Area 4.3 acres (1.7 ha)
Built 1865
Governing body Local
NRHP Reference # 78002351[1]
Added to NRHP September 13, 1978

Highland Hall, also known as the Courthouse Annex, is a historic school building located at Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania. It was designed by noted Philadelphia architect Samuel Sloan (1815-1884) and built about 1865. It is a four-story, "T" shaped stone building measuring 150 feet wide and 160 feet deep. It features a mansard roof, characteristic of the Second Empire style. It was originally built to serve as a Presbyterian seminary for both sexes. It became a female academy and officially named Highland Hall in 1911. It continued to be used as a girls' school until 1940. It became a county office building in 1969.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. ""National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania"" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Patrick Miller and Susan Zacher (October 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Highland Hall" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-05.