Broad Avenue Historic District
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LocationRoughly along Broad Ave., from 23rd to 31st Sts., Altoona, Pennsylvania
Area30 acres (12 ha)
ArchitectMultiple, including Beezer Brothers
Broad Avenue Historic District | |
Broad Avenue Historic District, April 2012 | |
| Location | Roughly along Broad Ave., from 23rd to 31st Sts., Altoona, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°30′8″N 78°24′46″W / 40.50222°N 78.41278°W |
| Area | 30 acres (12 ha) |
| Architect | Multiple, including Beezer Brothers |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 02000806[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 25, 2002 |
Broad Avenue Historic District is a national historic district located at Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 140 contributing buildings in a residential area of Altoona. The buildings were primarily built between 1880 and 1927, and reflect a number of popular architectural styles including Colonial Revival and Italianate. The area was developed as an early streetcar-oriented development in Altoona. Non-residential buildings include the Broad Avenue Presbyterian Church (c. 1895) and Broad Avenue United Methodist Church (1927).[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]