Coudersport Historic District
The Coudersport Historic District is a historic district in Coudersport, the county seat of Potter County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The district encompasses 73 contributing buildings. Coudersport is in a narrow valley on the Allegheny River and was a boom town when the lumber industry cut the white pine and hemlock forests in the county. Much of the borough's Victorian era architecture stems from this time, and when the lumber was exhausted by the early 20th century, the borough declined in population and economically, preserving many of the historic structures. The district is centered on the Courthouse Square and notable buildings include the Park United Methodist Church (1893), Presbyterian Church (1902), Episcopal Church (1883), Old Hickory Tavern, and Coudersport Consistory complex.[2]
Coudersport Historic District | |
Location | Roughly bounded by Seventh, East, Water and Main Sts., Coudersport, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 41°46′32″N 78°1′22″W |
Architect | Multiple |
Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Queen Anne |
NRHP reference No. | 85000997 [1] |
Added to NRHP | May 09, 1985 |
The Coudersport Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 9, 1985. The Potter County Courthouse added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1975, is within the district.[1]
- North Main Street, across from the courthouse, 2010
- Isaac Benson House, Coudersport Consistory, June 2009
- Potter County Historical Society, June 2009
- Presbyterian Church c. 1910
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved May 7, 2009. Note: This includes Ellen Horowitz / Thomas R. Deans Associates (Potter County Planning Commission) (December 1984). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Coudersport Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved May 7, 2009.
External links
Media related to Coudersport Historic District at Wikimedia Commons
- Coudersport Consistory website
- Presbyterian Church, Coudersport, Potter County, PA: 1 photo at Historic American Buildings Survey
- Ives House, Third & East Streets, Coudersport, Potter County, PA: 4 photos, 14 measured drawings, and 6 data pages, at Historic American Buildings Survey
- Lillibridge House, Coudersport, Potter County, PA: 3 photos at Historic American Buildings Survey
- Coudersport Jail, Coudersport, Potter County, PA: 1 photo at Historic American Buildings Survey