{"nrhp_refnum":"99001290","name":"Johnsonburg Commercial Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly along Center, Bridge, and Market Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Johnsonburg","county":"Elk County","state":"PA","lat":41.48888593100003,"lon":-78.67494224299998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1999-10-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Commerce","Industry"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 6-acre historic district comprising the central business district of the Borough of Johnsonburg in Elk County, north-central Pennsylvania, with buildings largely dating from 1890 to the late 1930s. It includes 38 resources, 33 of which contribute to the district, and is built mainly of brick, with Center Street, Market Street and Bridge Street as its principal streets.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the district is significant under Criterion A for commerce as a local mercantile center reflecting the community's commercial life, and for industry because the town's existence and appearance are tied to the wood products industries of logging, tanning and paper production. It is also significant under Criterion C for its concentration of late nineteenth and early twentieth century architecture in Italianate, Colonial and Neo-Classical Revival, and Art Deco styles, and for its association with several regionally prominent architects and builders.","narrative":"Brick commercial buildings of two and three stories line Market and Center Streets in the central business district of Johnsonburg, Elk County, built mostly between 1890 and the late 1930s. The town grew around the lumber, tanning and paper industries, and the New York and Pennsylvania Company paper mill just north of the district became one of the largest in the country. The most prominent building is the Anderson Brick Block at 523-569 Market Street, built in the 1890s by the Armstrong Real Estate and Improvement Company, with twelve storefronts behind a cantilevered sandstone arcade and apartments above. The district also includes the Johnsonburg National Bank building, the Italianate-derived Zierden and Howell Buildings, and the 1919 Johnsonburg Community Center, which the mill built with a pool, bowling alleys and a performing hall for the community. Its architecture spans Italianate, Colonial Revival, Neo-Classical and Art Deco styles, and it reflects the town's commercial history from the 1890s through the 1940s.","period_of_significance":"1890-1949","architect_builder":"Welsh, P.A.; Orner, Frank; Hyde-Murphy Company; Kinnear, J. Vick; Lippert and Love","architectural_style":"Italianate; Colonial Revival; Neo-Classical Revival; Art Deco","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Some rehabilitation activity was beginning at the time of writing, including exterior painting, signage improvements, and awnings.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:37.203112-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/99001290.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99001290/eeaba86fbb-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99001290/eeaba86fbb-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog at English Wikipedia","credit_html":"Pubdog at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Johnsonburg_Pa_Jun_2009.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71995980","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnsonburg_Commercial_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6268517"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/elk-county/johnsonburg-commercial-historic-district-99001290/"}