New Geneva Historic District | |
Nrhp Type: | hd |
Nocat: | yes |
Location: | Roughly bounded by Front St. E from Church Ln., Georges Cr. and the Monongahela R., Nicholson Township, Nicholson Township, Pennsylvania |
Coordinates: | 39.7864°N -79.9136°W |
Built: | 1797 |
Architecture: | Federal, Queen Anne |
Added: | August 28, 1996 |
Refnum: | 95000119 |
The New Geneva Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Nicholson Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
This district includes twenty-nine contributing buildings and the stone Wilson House (c. 1768). Most of the contributing buildings were built between c. 1790 and 1910, and are representative of a number of popular architectural styles including Federal and Queen Anne. The district includes twenty-two contributing houses, two churches, a school building, a store, a shop, a garage, and some sheds. There are also three archaeological sites associated with the former pottery works, and a historic site related to the ferry landing. The town of New Geneva was originally laid out in 1797, by Albert Gallatin.[1]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.