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St. Marys Historic District
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St. Marys Historic District (St. Marys, Pennsylvania) is located in Pennsylvania
St. Marys Historic District (St. Marys, Pennsylvania)
Location in Pennsylvania
St. Marys Historic District (St. Marys, Pennsylvania) is located in the United States
St. Marys Historic District (St. Marys, Pennsylvania)
Location in the United States
Location Roughly bounded by Walburga, St. Michael, Fourth, John, and Mill Sts., St. Marys, Pennsylvania
Area 170 acres (69 ha)
Built 1842
Architect Hyde-Murphy Co.; et al.
Architectural style Italianate, Gothic Revival, Romanesque
NRHP reference No. 98001368
Added to NRHP November 25, 1998

St. Marys Historic District is a national historic district located at St. Marys in Elk County, Pennsylvania. It includes 399 contributing buildings, two contributing sites, one contributing structure, and five contributing objects. It encompasses the historic central business district, adjacent residential district, and St. Joseph's Convent. Also located in the district are several historic churches. The oldest building in the district is a stone structure built about 1845. The earliest section is oriented around the "Diamond." Located within the district is the separately listed John E. Weidenboerner House. Also located in the district are two buildings designed by architect William P. Ginther; the Sacred Heart Church (1906-1907) and the addition to St. Joseph's Convent (1907).

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

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