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.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the district is a well-preserved, typical planned bituminous coal mining community whose company housing, uniform layout and institutions reflect coal patch planning and paternalism in Pennsylvania. It is distinctive for its brick-veneer "fish lock tile" sheathing over wood frame and for its detached houses on a hill above the mine, which reflected reform-era housing ideas. It also documents labor relations, including company anti-union measures and the 1922 strike.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 95000520, listed May 11, 1995. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | Roughly bounded by Highland Ave., Fourth St., Penn Ave. and Eighth St., Cambria Township, Revloc |
|---|---|
| County | Cambria County |
| Listed | May 11, 1995 |
| Reference number | 95000520 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1916-1944 |
| Architect / builder | S.H. Jencks (designer and chief engineer); A.E. Roberts (planner and chief engineer for the town); Sauers and Moore Construction Company (builder) |
| Architectural style | Other: Vernacular Worker Housing; Utilitarian Industrial |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Community Planning and Development, Industry |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The company store is vacant and deteriorating; the company boiler house is vacant; the supply house is used for storage; the mine is no longer operating following its 1982 closure. |
| Acreage | 83 |
| Coordinates | 40.49138, -78.76402 (NPS GIS) |
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.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 95000520.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7318561
- This listing as JSON
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