Centerville Historic District (Centerville, Pennsylvania)


Centerville Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation Landmark

John Williams Service Station, part of the Centerville Historic District, September, 2013
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Location	Roughly, Old National Pike--US 40 from Linton Rd. to jct. of Old National Pike--US 40 and PA 481, Centerville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°2′42″N 79°58′35″W / 40.04500°N 79.97639°W / 40.04500; -79.97639
Area	25 acres (10 ha)
Built	1821
Architectural style	Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
MPS	National Road in Pennsylvania MPS
NRHP reference No.	96001208^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 24, 1996

Centerville Historic District is a historic district in Centerville, Pennsylvania. Centerville represents an intact example of the "pike town" typical of the National Road in Pennsylvania. Little commercial activity remains in the town today, but the ninety-four contributing buildings in the district includes taverns, residences, shops, and services buildings typical of the rise and decline of the National Road. ^[2]

Centerville is designated as a historic district by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation,^[3] and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[1]

References

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^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved September 12, 2014. Note: This includes Adam Baacke (June 7, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Centerville Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved September 12, 2014.
^ "Centerville Historic District". Landmark Registry - Historic District. Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation. 2008. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2010.

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