Pennsylvania - Westmoreland County - Vacant / Not In Use
Westmoreland County Pennsylvania (Vacant / Not In Use) has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Ross Furnace, Greensburg Railroad Station, Hannastown Farm, Laurel Hill Furnace and Pennsylvania Railroad Station--Latrobe.

The famous person John C. Plumer is associated with one of more of the Westmoreland County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Westmoreland County places including John C. Plumer, William H. Brown, Reed,Gallagher, & Hale and William H. Cookman. Prominent architectural styles found in Westmoreland Country are Italianate and Late Victorian.

Greensburg Railroad Station (added 1977 - - #77001202)
Harrison Ave. , Greensburg
DanTD, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Greensburg Railroad Station - The Greensburg Station is now one of the most heavily used stops on the Amtrak route to Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and/or New York City. Today the Station is the property of the Westmoreland Cultural Trust which houses a restaurant and professional office spaces.
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cookman,William H.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Hannastown Farm (added 1994 - - #94000209)
Also known as Steel,William,Farm
NW of jct. of T825 and PA 64054, Salem Township , Forbes Road
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Laurel Hill Furnace (added 1975 - - #75001679)
SE of New Florence on Baldwin Run , New Florence
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Pennsylvania Railroad Station--Latrobe (added 1986 - - #86001689)
Also known as Latrobe Passenger Station
Depot St. , Latrobe
Canadian2006, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Brown,William H.
Architectural Style:
Other, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Plumer House (added 1979 - - #79002368)
Vine and S. Water St. , West Newton
Canadian2006, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Plumer,John C.
Significant Year:
1846, 1814
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Ross Furnace (added 1991 - - #91001142)
SW of Tubmill Reservoir off PA 711, Fairfield Township , West Fairfield
Generic1139, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Industry
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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