Downtown Scranton Historic District

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Downtown Scranton Historic District is a central area of Scranton, Pennsylvania, known for its concentration of historically significant commercial and civic buildings that reflect the city’s industrial-era growth and architectural heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district
national historic district
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
Classical Revival
Late Victorian
Neo-Romanesque
surface form: Romanesque Revival
associatedWith coal industry
iron and steel industry
railroad industry
contains banks
churches
civic buildings
commercial buildings
government buildings
hotels
office buildings
retail buildings
theaters
country United States of America
surface form: United States
function civic center of Scranton
commercial center of Scranton
governingBody City of Scranton
hasCulturalValue representation of Scranton’s industrial prosperity
symbol of Scranton’s urban identity
hasStreetPattern grid plan
hasUse civic
commercial
heritageDesignation local historic district
isCentralBusinessDistrictOf Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania
locatedIn Lackawanna County
surface form: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania
notableFor dense concentration of historic buildings
early skyscraper-type commercial buildings
monumental civic architecture
partOf Downtown Scranton Historic District self-linksurface differs
surface form: downtown Scranton
periodOfSignificance early 20th century
late 19th century
reflects architectural heritage of Scranton
industrial-era growth of Scranton
significance architecture
commerce
community planning and development
tourismAttractionType heritage tourism destination

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Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States hasHistoricDistrict Downtown Scranton Historic District
subject surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania
Marywood University locatedNear Downtown Scranton Historic District
this entity surface form: Downtown Scranton
Downtown Scranton Historic District partOf Downtown Scranton Historic District self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: downtown Scranton