Pennsylvania - Centre County - Vacant / Not In Use
Centre County Pennsylvania (Vacant / Not In Use) has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Pennsylvania Match Company, Bellefonte Forge House, Brockerhoff Hotel, Brockerhoff Mill and Centre Mills.

Several famous people are associated with these Centre County historic places including Henry Brockerhoff, John Motz Jr., William Thomas and Col. Samuel Miles.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Centre County places including Robert Cole, John G. Lowrey, Julian Millard, W.A. Hoyt and John Patterson. Prominent architectural styles found in Centre Country are Georgian, Federal and Italianate.

Bellefonte Forge House (added 1999 - - #99001020)
Also known as Dunlop, John, House
4098 Axemann Rd. , Spring Township
KeithKoch, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Patterson, John, Lowrey, John G.
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Processing Site, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Brockerhoff Hotel (added 1977 - - #77001137)
High and Allegheny Sts. , Bellefonte
Pubdog, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Queen Anne, Second Empire
Historic Person:
Brockerhoff,Henry
Significant Year:
1866
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Business
Brockerhoff Mill (added 1979 - - #79002180)
Also known as Roopsburg Mill
SW of Bellefonte on PA 550, Benner Township , Bellefonte
Pubdog, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Brockerhoff,Henry
Significant Year:
1862
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress
Centre Mills (added 1976 - - #76001621)
SW of Rebersburg off PA 445 , Rebersburg
Smallbones, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Industry, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Egg Hill Church (added 1979 - - #79002189)
SW of Spring Mills on Egg Hill Rd., Potter Township , Spring Mills
PiBoy, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Harmony Forge Mansion (added 1979 - - #79002183)
S of Milesburg on PA 144 , Boggs Township , Milesburg
Pubdog, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Miles,Col. Samuel,et al.
Significant Year:
1847, 1820, 1810
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Transportation, Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Water-Related
Current Function:
Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Pennsylvania Match Company (added 2001 - - #01000954)
Also known as Federal Match Corporation Factory, Universal Match Corporation Factory
367 Phoenix Ave. , Bellefonte
BotMultichillT, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Rowland Theater (added 1979 - - #79002186)
Front St. , Philipsburg
File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hoyt,W.A., Millard,Julian
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Theater
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress
Thomas, William, House (added 1976 - - #76001620)
Also known as Wren's Nest
266 N. Thomas St. , Bellefonte
BotMultichill, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Georgian
Historic Person:
Thomas,William,et al.
Significant Year:
1834, 1785
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Woodward Inn (added 1978 - - #78002367)
PA 45 , Woodward
Smallbones, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Georgian
Historic Person:
Motz,John,Jr.
Significant Year:
1814
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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