Slickville Historic District

Slickville Historic District is a national historic district located at Salem Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses 90 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in the unincorporated village of Slickville. The Cambria Steel Company built the mining town between 1916 and 1923. The contributing resources include workers' and managers' housing, four utilitarian mine-related buildings, a church, a school, a pump house, and a company store. The company-built community was later acquired by Bethlehem Steel, who operated Slick Mine No. 91 after 1923.[2]

Slickville Historic District
First Avenue in Slickville, HABS Photo, April 1990
LocationRoughly bounded by Greenburg and Second Ave. and Delmont, Court, Cottage, and Fred Sts., Salem Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°27′27″N 79°31′23″W
Area62 acres (25 ha)
Built1916–1923
Built byThomas Tressler, J.A. Truxall
MPSBituminous Coal and Coke Resources of Pennsylvania MPS
NRHP reference No.94000522[1]
Added to NRHPJune 3, 1994

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Carmen DiCiccio (January 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Slickville Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.


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