Shoaf Historic District
The Shoaf Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
Shoaf Historic District | |
 Coke ovens at Shoaf, April 1991 | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Nos. 1-170 First St., Second St., processing buildings and the bank of coke ovens, Georges Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°50′31″N 79°48′32″W |
| Area | 38.5 acres (15.6 ha) |
| Built | 1904 |
| MPS | Bituminous Coal and Coke Resources of Pennsylvania MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 94000518[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 3, 1994 |
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
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "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.
External links
- Shoaf Mine & Coke Works, East side of Shoaf, off Township Route 472, Shoaf, Fayette County, PA: 6 photos, 4 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
- Shoaf coke works ruins and patch town
