Knickerbocker Historic District

Knickerbocker Historic District is a national historic district located at Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 153 contributing rowhouse buildings in a residential area of Altoona. The buildings were primarily built between 1903 and 1930, as affordable worker's housing and reflect a number of popular architectural styles including Colonial Revival and Classical Revival. The buildings feature decorative parapets, bay windows, porch posts, pediments, and a variety of ornamentation. The district is visually dominated by the former Knikerbocker Hotel (c. 1906).[2]

Knickerbocker Historic District
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Location4th, 5th and 6th Aves., Burgoon Rd., 40th and 41sts., Altoona, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°29′11″N 78°24′50″W
Area13.5 acres (5.5 ha)
Built1904
Built byKnickerbocker Contracting Co.
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No.02000064[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 20, 2002

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Nancy L. Smith and Deborah Lamborn (June 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Knickerbocker Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-05.


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