Slickville Historic District

Slickville Historic District

First Avenue in Slickville, HABS Photo, April 1990
Location Roughly bounded by Greenburg and Second Ave. and Delmont, Court, Cottage and Fred Sts., Salem Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°27′27″N 79°31′23″W / 40.45750°N 79.52306°W / 40.45750; -79.52306Coordinates: 40°27′27″N 79°31′23″W / 40.45750°N 79.52306°W / 40.45750; -79.52306
Area 62 acres (25 ha)
Built 1916-1923
Built by Tressler, Thomas; Truxall, J.A.
Architectural style Other, Company Housing
MPS Bituminous Coal and Coke Resources of Pennsylvania MPS
NRHP Reference # 94000522[1]
Added to NRHP June 3, 1994

Slickville Historic District is a national historic district located at Salem Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses 90 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in the unincorporated village of Slickville. The company built mining town was built between 1916 and 1923. The contributing resources include workers and managers housing, four utilitarian mine-related buildings, a church, a school, a pump house, and a company store. The community was originally developed by the Cambria Steel Company, and later acquired by Bethlehem Steel who operated Slick Mine No. 91 after 1923.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Carmen DiCiccio (January 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Slickville Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.


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