Highland Hall (Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania)

Highland Hall, also known as the Courthouse Annex, was a Presbyterian seminary, historic school building for females, radio school during World War II, and county office building before it became a retirement home that started in construction in 2016. Highland Hall is located at Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania. It was designed by noted Philadelphia architect Samuel Sloan (1815-1884) and built about 1865. It is now a four-story, "L" shaped stone building. It features a mansard roof, a characteristic of the Second Empire style. It was originally built to serve as a Presbyterian seminary for both sexes. It became a female academy and officially named Highland Hall in 1911. It continued to be used as a girls' school until 1940. In 1940 it became a Roman Catholic Minor Seminary of the Third Order Regular Franciscans for young men studying for the priesthood. It closed in 1968 with 4 students who transferred to St Bernardine's Monastery for residence and continued their studies at Bishop Guilfoyle High School in Altoona. It became a county office building in 1969.[2] Highland Hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1] Highland Hall has been turned into a 65 and older affordable housing facility constructed by Keller Engineers, and S&A Homes.[3]

Highland Hall
Highland Hall, April 2010
Location in Pennsylvania
Location in United States
Location517 Walnut St., Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°25′55″N 78°23′32″W
Area4.3 acres (1.7 ha)
Built1865
ArchitectSamuel Sloan
NRHP reference No.78002351[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 13, 1978

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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2011-11-05. Note: This includes Patrick Miller and Susan Zacher (October 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Highland Hall" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-05.
  3. "S&A Homes".


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