Civil Defense Siren - Altoona, Pennsylvania
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ted28285
N 40° 30.949 W 078° 24.072
17T E 720166 N 4488255
A Civil Defense Siren on a roof top in downtown Altoona. Spotted from the Railroaders Memorial Museum.
Waymark Code: WM14A0H
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 05/27/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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This siren is mounted to the roof top of Silverman Building, 1200-1204 Eleventh Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA
Significance: The Silverman Building is the most elaborate office building on 11th Ave. Dating to 1924-25, the steel framed structure is faced with white glazed terra cotta in a Neoclassical design. The building, constructed for local real estate entrepreneurs Jacob and Issac Silverman, was erected on a site that had been owned and occupied by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company since 1851. Now known as the Black and Yon Building, this is Altoona's most prestigious business address. - Survey number: HABS PA-5504 - Building/structure dates: 1924- 1925 Initial Construction - Building/structure dates: ca. 1926 Subsequent Work - Building/structure dates: 1966 Subsequent Work
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