Revloc Historic District

The Revloc Historic District is a national historic district located at Cambria Township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.

Revloc Historic District
Looking east from 625 Highland Ave
Revloc Historic District is located in Pennsylvania
Revloc Historic District
Revloc Historic District is located in the United States
Revloc Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Highland Ave., Fourth St., Penn Ave. and Eighth St., Revloc, Cambria Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°29′27″N 78°45′52″W / 40.49083°N 78.76444°W / 40.49083; -78.76444
Area83 acres (34 ha)
Built1917-1944
ArchitectJencks, S. E.; et al.
MPSBituminous Coal and Coke Resources of Pennsylvania MPS
NRHP reference No.95000520[1]
Added to NRHPMay 11, 1995

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

History and architectural features

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This district encompasses 203 contributing buildings, one contributing site, and one contributing structure, including residential areas and utilitarian industrial buildings that were associated with the Monroe Coal Mining Company and developed between 1917 and 1944. The mine was serviced by the Cambria and Indiana Railroad.

Notable buildings include a variety of brick and frame miners' houses, a stone company store (1918), a payroll office (c. 1916), a company boiler house (c. 1916), a supply house (c. 1918), a machine and blacksmith shop (c. 1916), the Revloc Presbyterian Church (1923), the Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church (1924), and the Revloc School (c. 1919, 1924).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Karaleah S. Jones (August 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Revloc Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2011.
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