Penn Alto Building
Penn Alto Hotel | |
| File:Penn Alto Hotel.jpg Front of the hotel, 1989 | |
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| Location | 12th St. and 13th Ave., Altoona, Pennsylvania |
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| Area | 0.4 acres (0.16 ha) |
| Built | 1921 |
| Architect | Stevens, H.L., Co. |
| Architectural style | Renaissance |
| NRHP reference No. | 89000350[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 5, 1989 |
The Penn Alto Building is an historic landmark building that is located in downtown Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States. It is nine stories high and has a partial tenth floor penthouse.
History and architectural features
[edit | edit source]The name changed from the Penn Alto Hotel to Penn Alto Apartments when it changed from strictly being a hotel to a residential hotel, which rents both apartments and hotel rooms.[2] The current name is City Hall Commons, deriving its name from its proximity to City Hall, which is just across the street.
The building, which was designed by the H.L. Stevens & Company and built in 1921, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. It is located in the Downtown Altoona Historic District.
Official measurements of the building conflict with each other. One measurement is as conservative as 98 feet (30 m), while another lists it as 115 feet (35 m). These variations may be due to the slight incline that the Penn Alto was built on.
See also
[edit | edit source]Gallery
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City Hall Commons, 2014
References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-5515, "Penn Alto Hotel, 1120-1130 Thirteenth Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA", 4 photos, 8 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- Residential buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Buildings and structures in Altoona, Pennsylvania
- Historic American Buildings Survey in Pennsylvania
- Altoona, Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Blair County, Pennsylvania
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania building and structure stubs
- Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs