New Kensington Downtown Historic District

New Kensington Downtown Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Liberty Theater, HABS Photo

Location	Roughly bounded by 8th Ave., 3rd St., 11th Ave., and Barnes Ave., New Kensington, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°33′58″N 79°45′58″W / 40.56611°N 79.76611°W / 40.56611; -79.76611Coordinates: 40°33′58″N 79°45′58″W / 40.56611°N 79.76611°W / 40.56611; -79.76611
Area	19.7 acres (8.0 ha)
Built	1891
Architect	Geisey, James
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Art Deco, Beaux Arts
MPS	Aluminum Industry Resources of Southwestern Pennsylvania MPS
NRHP Reference #	98000904^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 23, 1998

New Kensington Downtown Historic District, also known as the New Kensington Commercial and Residential Historic District, is a national historic district located at New Kensington, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses 143 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of New Kensington. They were built between about 1891 and 1947, and includes a mix of residential, commercial, institutional, and industrial properties. They are in a variety of popular architectural styles including Art Deco, Beaux-Arts, and Colonial Revival. Notable buildings include the Mellon Bank Building (1900), PNC Bank (1914), Wear Ever Building (1914–1915), U.S. Post Office (1933), Ritz Theater (1921–1922), Datola Theater (1942), Columbus Theater (1927), and White Castle Restaurant (c. 1921–1928).^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.^[1]

References

1 2 Staff (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 Bonnie J. Wilkinson (March 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: New Kensington Downtown Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.

External links

Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-6180, "Parnassus School, 300 Main Street, New Kensington, Westmoreland County, PA", 4 photos, 13 data pages, 1 photo caption page
HABS No. PA-6181, "Liberty Theater, 801 Fifth Avenue, New Kensington, Westmoreland County, PA", 7 photos, 11 data pages, 1 photo caption page

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