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 Bradford Downtown Historic District - Bradford, PA Posted by:  vhasler
N 41° 57.414 W 078° 38.854
17T E 694960 N 4647667
Historic Bradford represents the oil boom of 1870s through mid-20th century with 129 buildings of multiple architecture styles, including Gothic Revival, Art Deco, and Colonial Revival.
Waymark Code: WMKZMJ
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 06/22/2014
Views: 9
Settling down of the oil boom to continue production of high grade Pennsylvania crude, the bulk of the historic district was constructed between 1880 and 1920. Due to several fires in an area heavy with stored petroleum, the law was changed around the turn of the 20th century to require brick construction.
The historic district covers 53 acres. It has 136 contributing buildings which are listed in the second secondary link below. The non-contributing buildings are the modern banks and couple of bridge structures. There are three separately listed NRHP properties which have already been waymarked in this category. Subsequent listings will be in the contributing category to capture the various design styles used in the downtown.
Coordinates provided are for Old City Hall, which has its own Waymark WMKZDQ, but clearly represents the historical nature of the downtown.
Street address:
ughly bounded by Central Alley, Barbour St., Bushnell St., Howard Place, Davis St., and Boylston St
Bradford, PA USA
16701
County / Borough / Parish: McKean County
Year listed: 2000
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Defense, Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social
Current function: Commerce/Trade, Defense, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social
Privately owned?: yes
Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2014 To: 12/31/2014
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]
Hours of operation: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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