Cement City Historic District facts for kids
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Cement City Historic District
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 Location in Pennsylvania
Location in the United States
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| Location | Roughly, Chestnut and Walnut Sts. from Modisette Ave. to Bertha Ave. and along Ida and Bertha Sts., Donora, Pennsylvania |
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| Area | 8.8 acres (3.6 ha) |
| Built | 1916 |
| Architect | Lambie Concrete House Corporation; Aberthaw Construction |
| Architectural style | Prairie School |
| NRHP reference No. | 96000023 |
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| Added to NRHP | February 16, 1996 |
Cement City Historic District is a historic district in Donora, Pennsylvania. The district includes 80 Prairie School concrete residences built in 1916-17. The homes served as housing for employees of the American Steel and Wire Company. Poured-in-place concrete houses had become popular in large-scale housing developments at the time, partly thanks to promotion by Thomas Edison; the homes built in Donora used a newly patented construction method from the Lambie Concrete House Corporation. Building the houses required a combined 10,000 barrels of Portland cement.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. In 1997, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission installed a historical marker on McKean Ave. (Pa. 837) in South Donora, noting the historic importance of the community. It is designated as a historic district by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation. Many of the original cement homes are still standing today, and currently serve as private residences.
