West Overton Historic District

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West Overton Historic District is a preserved 19th-century rural industrial and agricultural village in Pennsylvania known for its historic buildings, distilling heritage, and connection to the Overholt family.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district
historic site
architecturalStyle 19th-century vernacular architecture
associatedWith Henry Clay Frick
Overholt family
category historic districts in Pennsylvania
industrial heritage sites in the United States
open-air museums in Pennsylvania
country United States of America
surface form: United States
hasCulturalSignificance example of a self-contained rural industrial community
hasHeritageDesignation National Register of Historic Places
surface form: National Register of Historic Places listing
hasHistoricalFunction agricultural village
distilling site
rural industrial center
hasPart West Overton
surface form: West Overton Village

distillery-related structures
farm buildings
industrial buildings
residential buildings
heritage 19th-century agricultural village
19th-century rural industrial village
heritageStatus preserved historic village
knownFor agricultural history
connection to the Overholt family
distilling heritage
historic buildings
locatedIn Pennsylvania
West Overton, Pennsylvania
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
locatedInRegion Scottdale area
surface form: Scottdale area, Pennsylvania
openToPublic yes
operator West Overton Museums or related nonprofit organization
partOf historic sites of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
region Western Pennsylvania
significantPeriod 19th century
topic Overholt family history
history of distilling in Pennsylvania
rural industrialization in the 19th century United States
tourism heritage tourism site
use educational site
museum complex

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West Overton Museums partOf West Overton Historic District