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Location of Westmoreland County

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.[1]

There are 54 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. One site is further designated as a National Historic Landmark. Another property was once listed but has been removed.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted March 15, 2024.[2]

Current listings

[3] Name on the Register Image Date listed[4] Location Municipality Description
1 Academy Hill Historic District
Academy Hill Historic District
Academy Hill Historic District
April 29, 1999
(#99000516)
Roughly bounded by Baughman Street, North Maple Avenue, Kenneth Street, Culbertson Avenue, Beacon Street, and Pennsylvania Avenue
40°18′39″N 79°32′42″W / 40.310833°N 79.545°W / 40.310833; -79.545 (Academy Hill Historic District)
Greensburg
2 Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 4
Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 4
Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 4
April 21, 2000
(#00000398)
1 River Avenue
40°36′52″N 79°42′59″W / 40.614444°N 79.716389°W / 40.614444; -79.716389 (Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 4)
Lower Burrell Extends into Harrison Township in Allegheny County
3 Aluminum Research Laboratories
Aluminum Research Laboratories
Aluminum Research Laboratories
July 23, 2013
(#98000413)
Freeport Road
40°34′19″N 79°45′21″W / 40.571944°N 79.755833°W / 40.571944; -79.755833 (Aluminum Research Laboratories)
New Kensington
4 Bells Mills Covered Bridge
Bells Mills Covered Bridge
Bells Mills Covered Bridge
June 27, 1980
(#80003648)
West of Yukon
40°13′09″N 79°42′37″W / 40.219167°N 79.710278°W / 40.219167; -79.710278 (Bells Mills Covered Bridge)
Sewickley and South Huntingdon Townships
5 Brush Creek Salems Church
Brush Creek Salems Church
Brush Creek Salems Church
May 11, 1987
(#87000675)
Southeast of Westmoreland City on Brush Creek Road
40°19′09″N 79°39′30″W / 40.319167°N 79.658333°W / 40.319167; -79.658333 (Brush Creek Salems Church)
Hempfield Township
6 Brush Hill
Brush Hill
Brush Hill
October 14, 1975
(#75001677)
651 Brush Hill Road
40°19′30″N 79°41′22″W / 40.325°N 79.689444°W / 40.325; -79.689444 (Brush Hill)
Irwin
7 Bushy Run Battlefield
Bushy Run Battlefield
Bushy Run Battlefield
October 15, 1966
(#66000696)
2 miles (3.2 km) east of Harrison City on Pennsylvania Route 993
40°21′21″N 79°37′30″W / 40.355833°N 79.625°W / 40.355833; -79.625 (Bushy Run Battlefield)
Penn Township
8 Byerly House
Byerly House
Byerly House
July 18, 1985
(#85001567)
115 Menk Road, east of New Kensington
40°33′14″N 79°41′02″W / 40.553889°N 79.683889°W / 40.553889; -79.683889 (Byerly House)
Upper Burrell Township
9 Charleroi-Monessen Bridge
Charleroi-Monessen Bridge
Charleroi-Monessen Bridge
June 22, 1988
(#88000812)
Legislative Route 247 over the Monongahela River
40°09′06″N 79°54′15″W / 40.151667°N 79.904167°W / 40.151667; -79.904167 (Charleroi-Monessen Bridge)
Monessen Extends into North Charleroi in Washington County
10 Citizens National Bank of Latrobe
Citizens National Bank of Latrobe
Citizens National Bank of Latrobe
November 1, 2002
(#02001281)
816 Ligonier Street
40°19′00″N 79°23′05″W / 40.316667°N 79.384722°W / 40.316667; -79.384722 (Citizens National Bank of Latrobe)
Latrobe
11 Compass Inn
Compass Inn
Compass Inn
February 24, 1995
(#95000124)
Junction of U.S. Route 30 (the Lincoln Highway) and California Avenue
40°12′43″N 79°11′57″W / 40.211944°N 79.199167°W / 40.211944; -79.199167 (Compass Inn)
Ligonier Township
12 Concord School
Concord School
Concord School
September 30, 2014
(#14000817)
Loyalhanna Dam Rd.
40°26′28″N 79°28′04″W / 40.441111°N 79.467916°W / 40.441111; -79.467916 (Concord School)
Loyalhanna Township 1848 schoolhouse.
13 Dick Building
Dick Building
Dick Building
August 30, 2007
(#07000890)
201–203 East Main Street
40°12′06″N 79°46′00″W / 40.201667°N 79.766667°W / 40.201667; -79.766667 (Dick Building)
West Newton
14 Fairview Park
Fairview Park
Fairview Park
December 27, 2010
(#10001069)
South side of Old Route 22, approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Delmont
40°24′21″N 79°33′21″W / 40.405833°N 79.555972°W / 40.405833; -79.555972 (Fairview Park)
Salem Township
15 Adam Fisher Homestead
Adam Fisher Homestead
Adam Fisher Homestead
February 28, 1991
(#91000230)
Brinkerton Road near junction with Mount Pleasant Road, northwest of Calumet
40°13′09″N 79°30′10″W / 40.219167°N 79.502778°W / 40.219167; -79.502778 (Adam Fisher Homestead)
Mount Pleasant Township
16 Fort Ligonier Site
Fort Ligonier Site
Fort Ligonier Site
January 21, 1975
(#75001678)
South Market Street
40°14′27″N 79°14′16″W / 40.240833°N 79.237778°W / 40.240833; -79.237778 (Fort Ligonier Site)
Ligonier
17 Fullerton Inn
Fullerton Inn
Fullerton Inn
June 30, 1983
(#83002285)
11029 Old Trail Road, west of Irwin
40°19′47″N 79°43′35″W / 40.329722°N 79.726389°W / 40.329722; -79.726389 (Fullerton Inn)
North Huntingdon Township
18 Greensburg Downtown Historic District
Greensburg Downtown Historic District
Greensburg Downtown Historic District
July 21, 1995
(#95000884)
Roughly bounded by Tunnel Street, Main Street, Third Street and Harrison Avenue
40°18′11″N 79°32′42″W / 40.303056°N 79.545°W / 40.303056; -79.545 (Greensburg Downtown Historic District)
Greensburg
19 Greensburg Railroad Station
Greensburg Railroad Station
Greensburg Railroad Station
November 7, 1977
(#77001202)
Harrison Avenue
40°18′16″N 79°32′49″W / 40.304444°N 79.546944°W / 40.304444; -79.546944 (Greensburg Railroad Station)
Greensburg
20 Hannastown Farm
Hannastown Farm
Hannastown Farm
March 17, 1994
(#94000209)
Northwest of the junction of Township 825 and Legislative Route 64054
40°21′11″N 79°30′21″W / 40.353056°N 79.505833°W / 40.353056; -79.505833 (Hannastown Farm)
Salem Township
21 Household No. 1 Site (36WM61)
Household No. 1 Site (36WM61)
Household No. 1 Site (36WM61)
March 20, 1986
(#86000465)
Off Timms Lane[5]
40°10′27″N 79°46′44″W / 40.174167°N 79.778889°W / 40.174167; -79.778889 (Household No. 1 Site (36WM61))
Rostraver Township
22 Kingston House
Kingston House
Kingston House
June 30, 1983
(#83002286)
U.S. Route 30, northeast of Youngstown
40°17′28″N 79°20′29″W / 40.291111°N 79.341389°W / 40.291111; -79.341389 (Kingston House)
Unity Township
23 Latrobe Armory
Latrobe Armory
Latrobe Armory
December 22, 1989
(#89002076)
1017 Ridge Avenue
40°19′00″N 79°22′53″W / 40.316667°N 79.381389°W / 40.316667; -79.381389 (Latrobe Armory)
Latrobe
24 Laurel Hill Furnace
Laurel Hill Furnace
Laurel Hill Furnace
April 28, 1975
(#75001679)
Southeast of New Florence on Baldwin Run
40°22′00″N 79°03′32″W / 40.366667°N 79.058889°W / 40.366667; -79.058889 (Laurel Hill Furnace)
St. Clair Township
25 Ligonier Armory
Ligonier Armory
Ligonier Armory
May 9, 1991
(#91000514)
358 West Main Street
40°14′49″N 79°14′33″W / 40.246944°N 79.2425°W / 40.246944; -79.2425 (Ligonier Armory)
Ligonier Demolished.[6]
26 Ligonier Historic District
Ligonier Historic District
Ligonier Historic District
August 30, 1994
(#94001054)
Junction of Main and Market Streets
40°14′35″N 79°14′16″W / 40.243056°N 79.237778°W / 40.243056; -79.237778 (Ligonier Historic District)
Ligonier
27 Linn Run State Park Family Cabin District
Linn Run State Park Family Cabin District
Linn Run State Park Family Cabin District
February 12, 1987
(#87000107)
2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Rector on Linn Run Road
40°09′14″N 79°13′00″W / 40.153889°N 79.216667°W / 40.153889; -79.216667 (Linn Run State Park Family Cabin District)
Cook Township
28 Loyalhanna Lodge No. 275
Loyalhanna Lodge No. 275
Loyalhanna Lodge No. 275
February 2, 2016
(#15001036)
221 Spring St.
40°18′54″N 79°23′00″W / 40.315000°N 79.383333°W / 40.315000; -79.383333 (Loyalhanna Lodge No. 275)
Latrobe
29 Andrew and Jennie McFarlane House
Andrew and Jennie McFarlane House
Andrew and Jennie McFarlane House
August 4, 2004
(#04000807)
50 Maus Drive, west of Irwin
40°19′47″N 79°44′21″W / 40.329722°N 79.739167°W / 40.329722; -79.739167 (Andrew and Jennie McFarlane House)
North Huntingdon Township
30 Mount Pleasant Armory
Mount Pleasant Armory
Mount Pleasant Armory
December 22, 1989
(#89002079)
Eagle and Spring Streets
40°08′59″N 79°32′54″W / 40.149722°N 79.548333°W / 40.149722; -79.548333 (Mount Pleasant Armory)
Mount Pleasant Demolished in 1996[7]
31 Mount Pleasant Historic District
Mount Pleasant Historic District
Mount Pleasant Historic District
July 23, 1998
(#98000903)
Roughly along Main, South Church, Eagle, Walnut and College Streets
40°08′54″N 79°32′41″W / 40.148333°N 79.544722°W / 40.148333; -79.544722 (Mount Pleasant Historic District)
Mount Pleasant
32 Mount St. Peter Roman Catholic Church
Mount St. Peter Roman Catholic Church
Mount St. Peter Roman Catholic Church
May 5, 1998
(#98000398)
100 Freeport Road
40°33′50″N 79°45′42″W / 40.563889°N 79.761667°W / 40.563889; -79.761667 (Mount St. Peter Roman Catholic Church)
New Kensington
33 New Kensington Downtown Historic District
New Kensington Downtown Historic District
New Kensington Downtown Historic District
July 23, 1998
(#98000904)
Roughly bounded by 8th Avenue, 3rd Street, 11th Avenue, and Barnes Avenue
40°33′58″N 79°45′58″W / 40.566111°N 79.766111°W / 40.566111; -79.766111 (New Kensington Downtown Historic District)
New Kensington
34 New Kensington Production Works Historic District
New Kensington Production Works Historic District
New Kensington Production Works Historic District
May 7, 1998
(#98000397)
Roughly along the Allegheny River, from Sixteenth Street to Seventh Street
40°33′56″N 79°46′13″W / 40.565556°N 79.770278°W / 40.565556; -79.770278 (New Kensington Production Works Historic District)
New Kensington
35 Samuel Patterson House
Samuel Patterson House
Samuel Patterson House
March 7, 1985
(#85000472)
Pennsylvania Route 981, north of New Alexandria
40°23′58″N 79°25′20″W / 40.399444°N 79.422222°W / 40.399444; -79.422222 (Samuel Patterson House)
Derry Township
36 Pennsylvania Railroad Station-Latrobe
Pennsylvania Railroad Station-Latrobe
Pennsylvania Railroad Station-Latrobe
July 17, 1986
(#86001689)
Depot Street
40°19′07″N 79°23′08″W / 40.318611°N 79.385556°W / 40.318611; -79.385556 (Pennsylvania Railroad Station-Latrobe)
Latrobe
37 Plumer House
Plumer House
Plumer House
December 6, 1979
(#79002368)
Vine and South Water Street
40°12′33″N 79°46′10″W / 40.209167°N 79.769444°W / 40.209167; -79.769444 (Plumer House)
West Newton
38 Ross Furnace
Ross Furnace
Ross Furnace
September 6, 1991
(#91001142)
Southwest of Tubmill Reservoir off Pennsylvania Route 711
40°19′33″N 79°05′26″W / 40.325833°N 79.090556°W / 40.325833; -79.090556 (Ross Furnace)
Fairfield Township
39 St. Gertrude Roman Catholic Church
St. Gertrude Roman Catholic Church
St. Gertrude Roman Catholic Church
September 23, 1983
(#83002287)
311 Franklin Avenue
40°35′59″N 79°33′52″W / 40.599722°N 79.564444°W / 40.599722; -79.564444 (St. Gertrude Roman Catholic Church)
Vandergrift
40 St. Vincent Archabbey Gristmill
St. Vincent Archabbey Gristmill
St. Vincent Archabbey Gristmill
January 18, 1978
(#78002486)
Southwest of Latrobe off U.S. Route 30
40°17′43″N 79°24′10″W / 40.295278°N 79.402778°W / 40.295278; -79.402778 (St. Vincent Archabbey Gristmill)
Unity Township
41 Salem Crossroads Historic District
Salem Crossroads Historic District
Salem Crossroads Historic District
September 18, 1978
(#78002484)
Pittsburgh and Greensburg Streets
40°24′44″N 79°34′10″W / 40.412222°N 79.569444°W / 40.412222; -79.569444 (Salem Crossroads Historic District)
Delmont
42 Scottdale Armory
Scottdale Armory
Scottdale Armory
May 9, 1991
(#91000518)
501 North Broadway Street
40°06′17″N 79°35′08″W / 40.104722°N 79.585556°W / 40.104722; -79.585556 (Scottdale Armory)
Scottdale
43 Scottdale Historic District
Scottdale Historic District
Scottdale Historic District
March 29, 1996
(#96000320)
Roughly bounded by Walnut Street, Constitution Way, Arthur Avenue and Jacob's Creek
40°06′05″N 79°35′22″W / 40.101389°N 79.589444°W / 40.101389; -79.589444 (Scottdale Historic District)
Scottdale
44 Sewickley Manor
Sewickley Manor
Sewickley Manor
April 19, 1982
(#82003820)
Legislative Route 64136, north of Calumet
40°14′05″N 79°28′56″W / 40.234722°N 79.482222°W / 40.234722; -79.482222 (Sewickley Manor)
Mount Pleasant Township
45 Site of Old Hannastown
Site of Old Hannastown
Site of Old Hannastown
January 26, 1972
(#72001180)
4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Greensburg
40°20′37″N 79°30′19″W / 40.343611°N 79.505278°W / 40.343611; -79.505278 (Site of Old Hannastown)
Hempfield Township
46 Slickville Historic District
Slickville Historic District
Slickville Historic District
June 3, 1994
(#94000522)
Roughly bounded by Greenburg and Second Avenue and Delmont, Court, Cottage and Fred Streets, in Slickville
40°27′27″N 79°31′23″W / 40.4575°N 79.523056°W / 40.4575; -79.523056 (Slickville Historic District)
Salem Township
47 Squirrel Hill Site
Squirrel Hill Site
Squirrel Hill Site
March 26, 1980
(#80003647)
West of New Florence near the banks of the Conemaugh River[8]
40°22′49″N 79°05′20″W / 40.380278°N 79.088889°W / 40.380278; -79.088889 (Squirrel Hill Site)
St. Clair Township
48 Vandergrift Historic District
Vandergrift Historic District
Vandergrift Historic District
April 27, 1995
(#95000525)
Roughly bounded by Lincoln, Sherman, Franklin and Washington Avenues, along the outer lot lines
40°36′09″N 79°33′44″W / 40.6025°N 79.562222°W / 40.6025; -79.562222 (Vandergrift Historic District)
Vandergrift
49 John Walter Farmstead
John Walter Farmstead
John Walter Farmstead
July 21, 1995
(#95000885)
166 Mamont Drive
40°28′19″N 79°35′21″W / 40.471984°N 79.589261°W / 40.471984; -79.589261 (John Walter Farmstead)
Washington Township
50 Samuel Warden House
Samuel Warden House
Samuel Warden House
November 7, 1995
(#95001252)
200 South Church Street
40°08′52″N 79°32′50″W / 40.147778°N 79.547222°W / 40.147778; -79.547222 (Samuel Warden House)
Mount Pleasant
51 Webster Donora Bridge
Webster Donora Bridge
Webster Donora Bridge
June 22, 1988
(#88000813)
Pennsylvania Route 143 over the Monongahela River at Webster
40°11′03″N 79°51′08″W / 40.184167°N 79.852222°W / 40.184167; -79.852222 (Webster Donora Bridge)
Rostraver Township Extends into Washington County
52 West Overton Historic District
West Overton Historic District
West Overton Historic District
July 18, 1985
(#85001572)
Frick Avenue
40°06′59″N 79°33′59″W / 40.116389°N 79.566389°W / 40.116389; -79.566389 (West Overton Historic District)
East Huntingdon Township
53 Western Division-Pennsylvania Canal
Western Division-Pennsylvania Canal
Western Division-Pennsylvania Canal
September 17, 1974
(#74001817)
Along the Conemaugh River
40°25′30″N 79°13′48″W / 40.425°N 79.23°W / 40.425; -79.23 (Western Division-Pennsylvania Canal)
Bell Township, Bolivar, Derry Township, Fairfield Township, and Loyalhanna Township Boundaries increased on November 14, 1982 under the name "Western Division of the PA Canal"
54 Westmoreland County Courthouse
Westmoreland County Courthouse
Westmoreland County Courthouse
March 30, 1978
(#78002485)
North Main Street
40°18′09″N 79°32′46″W / 40.3025°N 79.546111°W / 40.3025; -79.546111 (Westmoreland County Courthouse)
Greensburg

Former listing

[3] Name on the Register Image Date listedDate removed Location Municipality Description
1 General Greene Hotel
General Greene Hotel
General Greene Hotel
August 29, 1980
(#80003646)
June 16, 1986 24 West Otterman Street
Greensburg Built in 1903. Demolished in January 1984.[9]
2 McCormick House October 21, 1976
(#76002286)
December 21, 1976 508 Main St.
Irwin

See also

References

  1. ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  2. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  5. ^ Location derived from its NRHP nomination form; the NRIS lists the site as "Address Restricted"
  6. ^ Phraner, Jewel (January 12, 2010). "Housing complex on armory site gets planners' OK". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  7. ^ "Pennsylvania National Guard Military Museum: Mount Pleasant Armory". PNG Military Museum. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
  8. ^ Location derived from its NRHP nomination form; the NRIS lists the site as "Address Restricted"
  9. ^ "Demolition of Greene hotel to begin Jan. 23". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 7, 1984. p. 5W. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.