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Charleroi Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
A typical residential neighborhood in the district
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Location	Roughly bounded by 1st & 13th Sts., Oakland Ave. & Pennsylvania RR tracks., Charleroi, Pennsylvania
Area	410 acres (170 ha)
Architect	Barnhart, Robert L.; et al.
Architectural style	Queen Anne, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No.	07001162
Added to NRHP	November 9, 2007

Charleroi Historic District is a historic district in Charleroi, Washington County, Pennsylvania.

It consists of almost 1700 buildings, built mainly from 1890-1920. Many of the buildings are wooden frame two-story front gabled residences, but others include brick stores, churches, union halls, and clubs. The district is located on a plain along the Monongahela River and the adjoining hills.

The First Christian Church, built in 1901 and demolished in the 1980s, once part of the Charleroi Historic District.

• Charleroi Historic District National Register Inventory

The first Masonic Lodge of the American Federation of the Droit Humain was created in Charleroi by Louis GOAZIOU (French) in 1903.Its name was Alfa Lodge N°301. This Obedience did allow women to be initiale and become a member with the same rights as men. (Co-Masonry) Source: le Droit Humain International- Marc Grosjean (Detrad)