Schellsburg Historic District
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Schellsburg Historic District is a national historic district
located at Schellsburg
, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
. The district includes 92 contributing buildings in the crossroads community of Schellsburg. The buildings date between about 1810 and 1949, and include notable examples of Prairie School
and Federal
style architecture. There are 73 residences, three historic churches, one former school, 15 commercial buildings, three mixed use buildings, and 15 barns.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 2001.
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
located at Schellsburg
Schellsburg, Pennsylvania
Schellsburg is a borough in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 316 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Schellsburg is located at...
, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
Bedford County, Pennsylvania
Bedford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 49,762. The county seat is Bedford. It is part of the Altoona, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...
. The district includes 92 contributing buildings in the crossroads community of Schellsburg. The buildings date between about 1810 and 1949, and include notable examples of Prairie School
Prairie School
Prairie School was a late 19th and early 20th century architectural style, most common to the Midwestern United States.The works of the Prairie School architects are usually marked by horizontal lines, flat or hipped roofs with broad overhanging eaves, windows grouped in horizontal bands,...
and Federal
Federal architecture
Federal-style architecture is the name for the classicizing architecture built in the United States between c. 1780 and 1830, and particularly from 1785 to 1815. This style shares its name with its era, the Federal Period. The name Federal style is also used in association with furniture design...
style architecture. There are 73 residences, three historic churches, one former school, 15 commercial buildings, three mixed use buildings, and 15 barns.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2001.