Highland Hall (Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania)
Highland Hall | |
Highland Hall, April 2010 | |
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Location | 517 Walnut St., Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°25′55″N 78°23′32″W / 40.43194°N 78.39222°WCoordinates: 40°25′55″N 78°23′32″W / 40.43194°N 78.39222°W |
Area | 4.3 acres (1.7 ha) |
Built | 1865 |
NRHP Reference # | 78002351[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 13, 1978 |
Highland Hall, also known as the Courthouse Annex, is a historic school building located at Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania. It was designed by noted Philadelphia architect Samuel Sloan (1815-1884) and built about 1865. It is a four-story, "T" shaped stone building measuring 150 feet wide and 160 feet deep. It features a mansard roof, characteristic of the Second Empire style. It was originally built to serve as a Presbyterian seminary for both sexes. It became a female academy and officially named Highland Hall in 1911. It continued to be used as a girls' school until 1940. It became a county office building in 1969.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1] Highland Hall will soon be turned into a 65 and older housing facility.[3]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Patrick Miller and Susan Zacher (October 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Highland Hall" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-05.
- ↑ http://www.altoonamirror.com