Cameron County Courthouse

Posted by on Sep 18, 2023 in | Comments Off on Cameron County Courthouse Situated on a large rectangular site on high ground in the Borough of Emporium, the Cameron County Courthouse is significant as an architecturally sophisticated Romanesque Revival–style brick building designed to function as the governmental seat of justice in Pennsylvania’s Cameron County. The courthouse was designed by Amos S. Wagner (1840–1899) and built by John W. Kriner in 1890. Wagner was...
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Perkasie Park Camp Meeting

Posted by on Jul 24, 2023 in | Comments Off on Perkasie Park Camp Meeting Pennsylvania’s religious groups have long sought peace in gatherings away from the commonwealth’s bustling cities. In the 19th century, this led to a rise in camp meetings across the state, especially among the pietist sects. Located in Bucks County, the Perkasie Park Camp Meeting was founded in 1882, when nine investors agreed to purchase property and form a camp meeting association. The first...
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Hawk Mountain Sanctuary

Posted by on Mar 17, 2023 in | Comments Off on Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Hawk Mountain Sanctuary is a 2,600-acre forested conservation area in eastern Pennsylvania run by the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Association for ornithological education and research. Located on the border of Berks and Schuylkill counties at the crest of the Kittatinny Ridge, the sanctuary is on one of the world’s largest migratory flyways for raptors and other bird species. The Lenape Indians who...
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Germantown Jewish Centre

Posted by on Dec 15, 2022 in | Comments Off on Germantown Jewish Centre Rising dramatically above curving Lincoln Drive in the Mount Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia is the Germantown Jewish Centre. Part synagogue, part school, the stone building is entirely striking. The synagogue section facing Lincoln Drive suggests a mountainside breaking open to reveal a limestone tablet bearing the Ten Commandments. The opposite end features a smooth black granite wall within...
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Centre Avenue YMCA

Posted by on May 13, 2022 in | Comments Off on Centre Avenue YMCA Pittsburgh’s African American Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) originated in 1893 as a men’s Bible class at Old Bethel AME Church, which then formed a social and recreational club for young men and boys. This group was not officially recognized as a YMCA affiliate group until 1906, at which point they rented meeting space at 1847 Centre Avenue in the Hill District and became the third...
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Chimney Rocks

Posted by on Mar 10, 2022 in | Comments Off on Chimney Rocks Among the more unusual listings for Pennsylvania in the National Register of Historic Places is a natural rock formation. Chimney Rocks is a prominent outcrop of fingerlike spires of limestone along the southwest face of Chimney Ridge overlooking PA Route 36 and the borough of Hollidaysburg in Blair County. The ridge is made up of two different formations of limestone, and a small vertical fault...
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Lincoln University

Posted by on Nov 29, 2021 in | Comments Off on Lincoln University Pennsylvania has the distinction of hosting the nation’s first two Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs): Cheyney and Lincoln universities. Both schools were established to provide people of African descent with higher education opportunities that were profoundly lacking in the 19th century. Cheyney, founded in 1837, initially provided training in trades and agriculture and the...
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Parkside Chapel

Posted by on Aug 13, 2021 in | Comments Off on Parkside Chapel Located near Henryville, in Paradise Township, Monroe County, Parkside Chapel stands as an architectural reminder of the growth of the Pocono Mountains region as a popular destination for affluent outdoorsmen and vacationers in the late 19th century. Following the American Civil War, logging was the leading industry in the region; however, as the forests were quickly being depleted, it became...
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Erie Masonic Temple

Posted by on Jun 7, 2021 in | Comments Off on Erie Masonic Temple Pennsylvania has the largest membership of Masonic Grand Lodges in the United States, with approximately 100,000 current members. As a reflection of the prominent role that Freemasonry has played in the history of the commonwealth, many of its cities are home to a historic or architecturally significant Masonic Temple building. These buildings are as diverse as the cities in which they sit....
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Crawford Grill No. 2

Posted by on Mar 19, 2021 in | Comments Off on Crawford Grill No. 2 The Sochatoff Building sits at the corner of Wylie Avenue and Elmore Street in Pittsburgh’s Hill District neighborhood. This three-story building was constructed in 1917 and would later hold the nationally renowned jazz club Crawford Grill No. 2 between 1945 and 2003. The club, which occupied the entire first floor of the building, was established by African American businessman William Augustus...
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