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Little Buffalo Historic District

Coordinates: 40°27′19″N 77°10′13″W / 40.45528°N 77.17028°W / 40.45528; -77.17028
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Little Buffalo Historic District
Little Buffalo Historic District is located in Pennsylvania
Little Buffalo Historic District
Little Buffalo Historic District is located in the United States
Little Buffalo Historic District
LocationSouthwest of Newport off Pennsylvania Route 34, Centre Township and Juniata Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°27′19″N 77°10′13″W / 40.45528°N 77.17028°W / 40.45528; -77.17028
Area45 acres (18 ha)
Built1808
ArchitectEverhart, John; Et al.
NRHP reference No.78002440[1]
Added to NRHPApril 03, 1978

The Little Buffalo Historic District, is a national historic district that is located in Centre Township and Juniata Township near Newport, Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

History and architectural features

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This district encompasses a number of sites and structures which date from the iron-making era prior to 1850 when the settlement was known as Juniata Furnace. These include the remains of the iron furnace complex, Superintendent's House (1861), cemetery, first and second levels of the Blue Ball Tavern, covered bridge known as Wahneta's of Clay's Bridge, and the hiking trail that was once the bed of the Newport and Shermans Valley Railroad.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ David M. Berman (October 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: Little Buffalo Historic District" (PDF). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved November 20, 2011.