Pittsburg Commercial Historic District

Pittsburg Commercial Historic District
100 blk. Quitman St. in 2017
Pittsburg Commercial Historic District is located in Texas
Pittsburg Commercial Historic District
Pittsburg Commercial Historic District
Pittsburg Commercial Historic District is located in the United States
Pittsburg Commercial Historic District
Pittsburg Commercial Historic District
LocationAlong Marshall, Quitman, Jefferson, Church, and College Sts, roughly from Cypress St. to North St., Pittsburg, Texas
Coordinates32°59′47″N 94°58′00″W / 32.99639°N 94.96667°W / 32.99639; -94.96667
Area32 acres (13 ha)
ArchitectJames E. Flanders, Smith & Prager; Shirley Simons & Sons
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Queen Anne, commercial block
NRHP reference No.13000175[1]
Added to NRHPApril 16, 2013

The Pittsburg Commercial Historic District, in Pittsburg, Texas, is a 32 acres (13 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. It included 66 contributing buildings and one contributing site, as well as 21 non-contributing buildings.[1][2][3] Four buildings within the district are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks (RTHL).

The district runs along Marshall, Quitman, Jefferson, Church, and College Sts, roughly from Cypress St. to North St.[1]

It includes works by James E. Flanders, Smith & Prager, and by Shirley Simons & Sons. It includes Classical Revival, Queen Anne, and commercial block architecture.[1]

Camp County Courthouse

Its notable buildings include:[3]

  • Camp County Courthouse (RTHL #13073, 2004), 1928, 126 Church St.

  • Cotton Belt Depot (RTHL #9793, 1991), 1901, 170 W. Marshall St.

  • First United Methodist Church (RTHL #9796, 1976), 1904, 115 Mt. Pleasant St.
  • Former U.S. Post Office, 1925, 145 Jefferson St.
  • Former Pittsburg Fire Station, 1927, 132 Jefferson St.
  • Frank Sexton Lodge #206 of A.F. & A.M., 1931, 202 Jefferson St.
  • Southwestern Bell Telephone, 1940, 134 Mt. Pleasant St.

  • W. L. Garrett & Sons building (RTHL #9797, 1990), 1890, 102 Quitman St.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "Pittsburg Commercial Historic District". home.nps.gov. Archived from the original on May 16, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Leslie Wolfenden; Carlyn Hammons (November 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pittsburg Commercial Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. With accompanying 20 photos from 2012.

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