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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Uptown Somerset Historic District

The Uptown Somerset Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Somerset in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995, with a boundary increase in 1997.

History and architectural features

This district includes 190 contributing buildings, one contributing site, and one contributing object. It encompasses an area centered on the county government complex and Somerset County Courthouse, with the surrounding commercial district, residential areas, and cemetery.

Notable buildings include the former Somerset Trust Company Building (1906), the First National Bank (1922), the county jail and sheriff's residence (1856, 1889), the Lansberry House (1869), the Edward Scull House (1847), the former Somerset Academy (1882), Printing House Row (1872), the former St. Paul's Presbyterian Church (1876), St. Paul's United Church of Christ (1887), the IOOF Building (1889), and First Christian Church (1909-1912).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995, with a boundary increase in 1997.