Central Trust Company Buildings
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Central Trust Company Buildings are two historic commercial buildings located at Altoona
, Blair County, Pennsylvania
. They are two, five-story buildings connected by a stair and elevator tower. The buildings measure 130 feet by 120 feet. The Central Trust Company Building was built in 1905 and is a white glazed brick building with brownstone
trim in the Beaux Arts style. The entry features two Ionic order
engaged granite columns. The adjoining Brett Building was built between 1922 and 1924.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1984, and is located in the Downtown Altoona Historic District
.
Altoona, Pennsylvania
-History:A major railroad town, Altoona was founded by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1849 as the site for a shop complex. Altoona was incorporated as a borough on February 6, 1854, and as a city under legislation approved on April 3, 1867, and February 8, 1868...
, Blair County, Pennsylvania
Blair County, Pennsylvania
-Significant Topographic Features:*Brush Mountain*Logan Valley*Morrison Cove*Tussey Mountain-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 129,144 people, 51,518 households, and 34,877 families residing in the county. The population density was 246 people per square mile . There were 55,061...
. They are two, five-story buildings connected by a stair and elevator tower. The buildings measure 130 feet by 120 feet. The Central Trust Company Building was built in 1905 and is a white glazed brick building with brownstone
Brownstone
Brownstone is a brown Triassic or Jurassic sandstone which was once a popular building material. The term is also used in the United States to refer to a terraced house clad in this material.-Types:-Apostle Island brownstone:...
trim in the Beaux Arts style. The entry features two Ionic order
Ionic order
The Ionic order forms one of the three orders or organizational systems of classical architecture, the other two canonic orders being the Doric and the Corinthian...
engaged granite columns. The adjoining Brett Building was built between 1922 and 1924.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1984, and is located in the Downtown Altoona Historic District
Downtown Altoona Historic District
Downtown Altoona Historic District is a national historic district located at Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 240 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Altoona. The buildings were primarily built after about 1860...
.
External links
- Central Trust Company Building, 1218 Eleventh Avenue, Altoona, Blair, PA: 14 photos, 5 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Building Survey
- Brett Building, 1210-1216 Eleventh Avenue, Altoona, Blair, PA: 3 photos, 9 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Building Survey