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    Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office

    Historic Contexts Organized by Region

    Search for reports in PA-SHARE.

    Historic Contexts Organized by Region

     Note: Historic contexts and research papers are available as National Register nominations or reports in PA-SHARE by searching for the PA-SHARE report (RP) number provided. 

    To search for reports in PA-SHARE:

    • Sign in at https://share.phmc.pa.gov/pashare/landing.
    •  Navigate to the Search page. 
    • Copy the full report number (####RP#####) you are interested in from the list below.
    • Paste the number into the "Report Number" field on the Quick search screen.
    • Click "Search" and the results will be shown at the bottom of the screen.
    • Click on the "Go To" icon.

    For additional instructions for searching in PA-SHARE, see Searching for Resources and Other Information in PA-SHARE. 

    Statewide

     

    • 2005RP00165: A Context for Common Historic Bridge Types
    • 2021RP00051:  African American Churches and Cemeteries in Pennsylvania, c. 1644-c.1970
    • 2009RP00226: African American History in Pennsylvania Theme Study; The Social, Cultural, Economic, and Political Legacy of African Americans in Pennsylvania, 1690-2010
    • 2010RP00241: Pennsylvania's African American Historic Resources, Survey Report of Findings
    • 2008RP00221: Blueprints for the Citizen Soldier: A Nationwide Historic Context Study of United States Army Reserve Centers
    • 1986RP00041: Emergency Conservation Work (ECW) Architecture in Pennsylvania State Parks: 1933-1942, Thematic Resources
    • 1986RP00038: Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Thematic Resources
    • 2007RP00125: Agricultural Resources of Pennsylvania, c1700-1960. See also: 
    • 1984RP00051: Historic Survey of State Mental Hospitals in Pennsylvania
    • 1991RP00111: Iron and Steel Resources of Pennsylvania
    • 1989RP00064: Pennsylvania National Guard Armories
    • 2007RP00160: Public Elementary and Secondary Schools in Pennsylvania, 1682-1969
    • 2007RP00131: Pennsylvania Schools Survey Summary Report
    • 2014RP00077: Pennsylvania Theaters: A Historic Context
    • 2010RP00255: Research Guide for Developing a Context for Evaluating Post World War II Suburbs
    • 2012RP00495: Researchers Guide for Documenting and Evaluating Railroads of Pennsylvania

    • 2003RP00120: Thematic Study and Guidelines: Identification and Evaluation of U.S. Army Cold War Era Military- Industrial Historic Properties

    • 2011RP00401: United States Second Generation Veterans Hospitals
    • 2018RP00494: United States Third Generation Veterans Hospitals, 1946-1958
    • 2012RP00501: USPS Nationwide Historic Context Study: Postal Facilities Constructed or Occupied Between 1940 and 1971
    • 2000RP00171: Vigilance in Pennsylvania: Underground Railroad Activities in the Keystone State, 1837-1861

    Eastern Region

     

    • 2010RP00226: African American Churches of Philadelphia, 1787-1949
    • 1980RP00034: Berks County Covered Bridges Thematic Resources
    • 1980RP00046: Covered Bridges of Chester County Thematic Resources
    • 1991RP00107: Farms in Berks County, Pennsylvania
    • 1981RP00051: The Four Public Squares of Philadelphia TR
    • 2012RP00494: Historic Context for the City of Philadelphia
    • 1995RP00140: Public Housing in Philadelphia
    • 2010RP00270: A History of Philadelphia's Department of Recreation, 1880-2010
    • 1989RP00088: Gristmills in Berks County, Pennsylvania
    • 2012RP00505: Industrial and Commercial Buildings Related to the Textile Industry in the Kensington Neighborhood of Philadelphia
    • 2010RP00249: Log Houses In Bucks County
    • 2009RP00229: Modernism in Philadelphia, 1945 to 1980
    • 1986RP00058: Philadelphia Public Schools Thematic Resources
    • 2013RP00272: Road and Highway Resources of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1681-1970
    • 1981RP00063: Strasburg Road, Chester County Thematic Resources
    • 1992RP00123: Historic and Architectural Resources of the Upper Delaware Valley, New York and Pennsylvania, MPS
    • 1982RP00016: The Thomas Thematic Group (A part of the Multiple Resource Nomination of West Whiteland Township
    • 1985RP00046: West Branch Brandywine Creek Multiple Resources

    Central Region

    • 1979RP00080: Covered Bridges of Juniata and Snyder Counties Thematic Resources
    • 1980RP00037: Covered Bridges of Adams, Cumberland and Perry Counties Thematic Resources
    • 1980RP00038: Covered Bridges of Lancaster County Thematic Resources
    • 1980RP00021: Covered Bridges of Bradford, Sullivan and Lycoming Counties Thematic Resources
    • 1979RP00065: Covered Bridges of Columbia and Montour Counties Thematic Resources
    • 1979RP00025: Covered Bridges of Northumberland County Thematic Resources
    • 2004RP00104: Historic Context Statement and Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Forms for Michaux State Forest
    • 1994RP00215: Historic Farming Resources of Lancaster County
    • 1990RP00086: Tobacco Buildings in Lancaster City
    • 1991RP00106: Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania: An Inventory of Historic Engineering and Industrial Sites
    • 1978RP00019: Pennsylvania Railroad Rolling Stock Thematic Resources
    • 1992RP00122: Railroad Resources of York County
    • 1990RP00113: The Company Towns of the Rockhill Iron and Coal Company: Robertsdale and Woodvale PA
    • 1979RP00047: Union County Covered Bridges Thematic Resources

    • 2000RP00149: Adams County Properties Associated with the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863

    Western Region

     

    • 1989RP00071: A Legacy of Coal: The Coal Company Towns of Southwestern Pennsylvania
    • 1997RP00129: Historic Aluminum Resources of Southwestern Pennsylvania, 1888-1947
    • 1985RP00042: Allegheny County Owned River Bridges Thematic Resources
    • 1998RP00074: Historic Resources of the Allegheny River Navigation System 1739-1948
    • 2000RP00121: Historic Resources of the Monongahela River Navigation System in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, 1838-1950
    • 1979RP00039: Covered Bridges of Erie County Thematic Resources
    • 1979RP00032: Covered Bridges of Washington and Greene Counties Thematic Resources
    • 2014RP00004: Covered Bridges of Indiana County Thematic Resources
    • 1993RP00142: Bituminous Coal and Coke Resources of Pennsylvania, 1740-1945
    • 1990RP00119: Blair County and Cambria County PA: An Inventory of Historic Engineering and Industrial Sites
    • 1991RP00106: Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania: An Inventory of Historic Engineering and Industrial Sites
    • 1994RP00247: Westmoreland County Pennsylvania: An Inventory of Historic Engineering and Industrial Sites
    • 1980RP00027: Covered Bridges of Somerset County Thematic Resources
    • 1994RP00248: Greensboro/ New Geneva Architecture c. 1790-1944; Settlement, Transportation Improvements, and Development of the Greensboro/New Geneva Area c. 1760-1944; Greensboro/New Geneva Glass Industry 1797-1858; Greensboro/New Geneva Pottery Industry c. 1800-1914
    • 1993RP00135: Historic Resources Survey of the Aluminum Industry in Westmoreland and Allegheny Counties, Pennsylvania
    • 1989RP00089: The Character of a Steel Mill City: Four Historic Neighborhoods of Johnstown, PA
    • 2003RP00156: "For Want of a Home": A Historic Context for Wherry and Capehart Military Family Housing
    • 1979RP00028: Lawrence County Covered Bridges Thematic Resources
    • 1995RP00123: Historic Resources of the National Road in Pennsylvania
    • 1997RP00093: Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor Historic Resources: Franklin to Westmoreland Counties, PA
    • 1986RP00032: Pittsburgh Public Schools Thematic Group
    • 1992RP00086: Whiskey Rebellion Resources in Southwestern Pennsylvania
    • 1997RP00092: Resources of the Oil Industry in Western Pennsylvania, 1859-1945

     

    Eastern and Central Regions

    • 1997RP00140: Anthracite-Related Resources of Northeastern Pennsylvania, 1769-1945
    • 1994RP00275: Civil War Era National Cemeteries
    • 1980RP00033: Covered Bridges of the Delaware River Watershed Thematic Resources

    Western and Central Regions

    • 1995RP00148: A Study of the Vernacular Architecture of Central and Southwestern PA with a Particular Emphasis on the Barns of These Regions
    • 2008RP00228: Armory Historic Context, Army National Guard
    • 1993RP00142: Bituminous Coal and Coke Resources of Pennsylvania, 1740-1945
    • 2011RP00402: Folk Log Structures in Pennsylvania
    • 1997RP00093: Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor Historic Resources: Franklin to Westmoreland Counties, PA
    • 2007RP00184: Lumber Heritage Area Management Plan
    • 1989RP00111: Two Historic PA Canal Towns: Alexandria and Saltsburg
     
     
     

    Western Counties 

    Allegheny
    Armstrong
    Beaver
    Bedford
    Blair
    Butler
    Cambria
    Cameron
    Clarion
    Clearfield
    Crawford
    Elk
    Erie
    Fayette
    Forest
    Greene
    Indiana
    Jefferson
    Lawrence
    McKean
    Mercer
    Somerset
    Venango
    Warren
    Washington
    Westmoreland

     

    Central Counties

    Adams
    Bradford
    Centre
    Clinton
    Columbia
    Cumberland
    Dauphin
    Franklin
    Fulton
    Huntingdon
    Juniata
    Lackawanna
    Lancaster
    Lebanon
    Luzerne
    Lycoming
    Mifflin
    Montour
    Northumberland
    Perry
    Potter
    Snyder
    Sullivan
    Susquehanna
    Tioga
    Union
    Wyoming
    York

    Eastern Counties

    Berks
    Bucks
    Carbon
    Chester
    Delaware
    Lehigh
    Monroe
    Montgomery
    Northampton
    Philadelphia
    Pike
    Schuylkill
    Wayne