Johnsonburg Commercial Historic District
The National Park Service has not published a boundary polygon for this district; the map shows the listed properties inside it and the district's reference point.
Why it's listed
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.
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| Period of significance | 1890-1949 |
|---|---|
| Styles | Italianate; Colonial Revival; Neo-Classical Revival; Art Deco |
| Areas of significance | Architecture, Commerce, Industry |
| Acreage | 6 |
| Boundary source | not published |
| Full listing page | Johnsonburg Commercial Historic District (property record) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.