Shoaf Historic District
Coke ovens at Shoaf, April 1991
Shoaf Historic District is located in Pennsylvania
Shoaf Historic District
Shoaf Historic District is located in the United States
Shoaf Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Nos. 1-170 First St., Second St., processing buildings and the bank of coke ovens, Georges Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°50′31″N 79°48′32″W / 39.84194°N 79.80889°W / 39.84194; -79.80889
Area38.5 acres (15.6 ha)
Built1904
MPSBituminous Coal and Coke Resources of Pennsylvania MPS
NRHP reference No.94000518[1]
Added to NRHPJune 3, 1994

The Shoaf Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

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

History and architectural features

This district includes thirty-nine contributing buildings, one contributing site, and five contributing structures related to coke production in the community of Shoaf. The community was first established between 1903 and 1905 by the H. C. Frick & Company; most of the contributing buildings were built between 1903 and the 1920s. The workers' housing largely consists of semi-detached frame dwellings. Mine and processing-related buildings and structures include three original batteries of coke ovens (c. 1904), a wood and steel tipple (c. 1905), a mine entrance tipple (c. 1904), a brick power house (1905), a brick blacksmith and carpenter shop (1910), and a concrete block supply house (c. 1919). Other buildings include the St. Helen's Roman Catholic Church rectory and a multiple-car garage (1922).[2]

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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 Stephanie L. Reinert (August 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Shoaf Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved January 29, 2012.
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