Titusville Historic District
Benson Memorial Library
Titusville Historic District (Titusville, Pennsylvania) is located in Pennsylvania
Titusville Historic District (Titusville, Pennsylvania)
Titusville Historic District (Titusville, Pennsylvania) is located in the United States
Titusville Historic District (Titusville, Pennsylvania)
LocationRoughly bounded by Petroleum, Spruce, Franklin, Perry, Monroe, Main and Spring Sts., Titusville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates41°37′47″N 79°40′26″W / 41.62972°N 79.67389°W / 41.62972; -79.67389
Area170 acres (69 ha)
Built1859
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.85000178[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 31, 1985

The Titusville Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Titusville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

History and architectural features

This district encompasses 472 contributing buildings that are located in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Titusville, Pennsylvania including a mix of residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings with the majority built after the Drake Well was established in 1859. They were designed in a variety of popular architectural styles, including Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, and Colonial Revival.

Notable buildings include the William Barnsdell House (c. 1855), the First National Bank, R.D. Fletcher's Store, the Universalist Church (1865), The Corinthian Hall, Chase and Stewart Block, the Kernochan and Company Building (c. 1900), the Penn Movie Theater (1939), Pennsylvania Bank & Trust Co., the Swedish Congregationalist Church, and the Emerson House. Also located in the district but separately listed is the Titusville City Hall.[2]

This district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

  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 Kathy R. Maloney and Susan M. Zacher (October 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Titusville Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved August 19, 2012.
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