Broad Avenue Historic District facts for kids
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Broad Avenue Historic District
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Broad Avenue Historic District, April 2012
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 Location in Pennsylvania
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| Location | Roughly along Broad Ave., from 23rd to 31st Sts., Altoona, Pennsylvania |
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| Area | 30 acres (12 ha) |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 02000806 |
| Added to NRHP | July 25, 2002 |
Broad Avenue Historic District is a national historic district located at Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 140 contributing buildings in a residential area of Altoona. The buildings were primarily built between 1880 and 1927, and reflect a number of popular architectural styles including Colonial Revival and Italianate. The area was developed as an early streetcar-oriented development in Altoona. Non-residential buildings include the Broad Avenue Presbyterian Church (c. 1895) and Broad Avenue United Methodist Church (1927).
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
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