{"nrhp_refnum":"97001254","name":"Dubois Historic District","other_names":["DuBois Commercial Historic District"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly along N. and S. Brady Sts., and E. and W. Long Aves.","address_restricted":false,"city":"DuBois","county":"Clearfield County","state":"PA","lat":41.11998186550005,"lon":-78.76324194808461,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1997-10-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A historic commercial district of about nine acres in the downtown of DuBois, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, centred on the intersection of Long Avenue and Brady Street. It contains 59 buildings, of which 55 contribute to the district.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the district reflects the commercial life of DuBois, which depended on lumbering, railroading and coal, as rebuilt after the 1888 fire. It also argues the district is a cohesive collection of late nineteenth and early twentieth century commercial buildings representing the popular styles of the period, including work by local builders and architects.","narrative":"Centred on the intersection of Long Avenue and Brady Street in downtown DuBois, this district of about nine acres holds 59 buildings, 55 of them contributing. Most are brick commercial blocks, two and three stories high, many with sandstone facades and stained or prism glass transoms. A fire on July 18, 1888 destroyed 166 buildings in the central business district, and an ordinance then barred wood construction there. Most of the buildings date from the following two decades, with the majority built between 1890 and 1910. The district is significant for its ties to the commercial life of a town built on lumbering, railroading and coal. Its architecture displays Italianate, Queen Anne, Neo-Classical Revival, Colonial Revival and Tudor Revival styles. Local builders and architects, including Aaron Nelson Work, Bert C. Skinner and Russell G. Howard, are represented among its buildings.","period_of_significance":"1888-1947","architect_builder":"Howard, Russell G.; Skinner, Bert C.; Work, Aaron Nelson; Cyphert, George V.","architectural_style":"Italianate; Queen Anne; Neo-Classical Revival; Colonial Revival; Gothic Revival; Tudor Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"The majority of buildings are in good condition, some in excellent repair, and a small number in poor condition; storefront alterations and some demolition have occurred.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:37.703245-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/97001254.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97001254/aa25e75a43-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97001254/aa25e75a43-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DuBois_Historic_District_Aug_10.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog (talk)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DuBois_Historic_District_Aug_10.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71995303","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubois_Historic_District_(Dubois,_Pennsylvania)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5309981"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/clearfield-county/dubois-historic-district-97001254/"}