Brownsville Commercial Historic District


  • Address: 105 - 128 Brownsville Ave and 1--145 Market, 101--200 High, 2--6 Water, 100 Charles, 1 Seneca and 108 Bank Sts
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Historic District


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1824/00/00 John Snowdon Work John Snowdon opens the Vulcan Iron and Machine Works on the Monongahela River. Rebuilt in 1853 after a fire, complex (lost) includes a forge, rolling mill, pattern shop, foundry, and boiler yard located on an acre of land north of Market St at Albany Rd.
1827/00/00 John Snowdon and Sons Manufacturer On the Monongahela River, the Vulcan Iron and Machine Works (lost) manufacture engines for the steamer MONONGAHELA.
1863/00/00 John Snowdon and Sons Manufacturer John Snowdon and Sons north of Market Street (lost) forge the engines and boilers of the ironclads MANAYUNK and UMPQUA, two war vessels built in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Dunlap's Creek Bridge

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Particulars for Brownsville Commercial Historic District:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Area of Significance Business
Historic Use City or Town Hall
Area of Significance Commerce
Criteria Exemplar
Owner Federal
Sight Category Historic District
Architectural Style Italianate
Architectural Style Moderne
Architectural Style Neoclassical
Area of Significance Railroad
Historic Use Retail shop
Historic Use Specialty Store
Area of Significance Theatre
Area of Significance Transportation



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 93000716
Resource Type:
Owner: Private, Federal
Architect: Multiple
Architectural Style: Classical revival, Moderne, Italianate
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Commerce, Transportation, Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Historic Function: Transportation, Government, Recreation and Culture, Commerce, Trade
Historic Sub-Function: Department store, City Hall, Rail-related, Specialty store, Theater, Business
Current Function: Domestic, Commerce, Trade, Government
Current Sub-Function: City Hall Specialty store Multiple dwelling Restaurant Warehouse Post office

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