Revloc Historic District
Why it's listed
Revloc is a company coal town in Cambria Township, about two miles west of Ebensburg, Pennsylvania. The Monroe Coal Company, a subsidiary of the Coleman and Weaver Company, had the town built between 1916 and 1944, with most houses constructed by the Sauers and Moore Construction Company after the mine shaft was completed in 1917. The district contains about 225 resources, most of them wood-frame miners' houses arranged in rows on a grid around an oval park, many clad in brick-veneer "tile" sheathing. Detached houses on Highland Avenue were built for management, and the district also includes a stone company store dating to 1918, a Presbyterian church, a Catholic church, a school and the mine's brick and stone industrial buildings. The district is regarded as a well-preserved, typical planned bituminous coal patch. It also illustrates labor conditions, including company evictions and the 1922 strike by Revloc-area miners.
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| Period of significance | 1916-1944 |
|---|---|
| Styles | Other: Vernacular Worker Housing; Utilitarian Industrial |
| Areas of significance | Architecture, Community Planning and Development, Industry |
| Acreage | 83 |
| Boundary source | NPS cultural-resource GIS polygon |
| Full listing page | Revloc 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.