Oil City Downtown Commercial Historic District

Oil City Downtown Commercial Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Seneca Street, looking south
Location	Generally along Seneca, Center, Elm, Sycamore, Duncomb, and Main Sts., Oil City, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	41°26′08″N 79°42′31″W / 41.43556°N 79.70861°WCoordinates: 41°26′08″N 79°42′31″W / 41.43556°N 79.70861°W
Area	25 acres (10 ha)
Built	1870
Architect	Bailey, Emmett E.; Bresnot, Joseph P.
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Romanesque, Italianate
MPS	Oil Industry Resources in Western Pennsylvania MPS
NRHP Reference #	97001250[1]
Added to NRHP	October 24, 1997

Oil City Downtown Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 51 contributing buildings and 2 contributing structures in the central business district of Oil City. It primarily includes commercial buildings in a variety of popular architectural styles including Romanesque Revival, Colonial Revival, and Italianate. Notable buildings include the General Telephone Company Building (1942), Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (1924), Oil City Boiler Works, Downs Block (1894), Veach Block (1896, 1913), Drake Building (1928), and Oil City National Bank (1926).^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes David L. Taylor (January 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Oil City Downtown Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-02.