Huntingdon is a borough on the Juniata River in central Pennsylvania. It is the seat of Huntingdon County, and has a population of around 6,800. Huntingdon was named after Selena Hastings, the Countess of Huntingdon in England. Hastings was the benefactress to the University of Pennsylvania, and the Rev. Dr. William Smith was the provost of the school.
Rev. Dr. William Smith settled the area in 1767, where Standing Stone Creek emptied into the Juniata River. Huntingdon grew rapdily for a frontier town because of it's location in a gap of the Appalachian Mountains from the Juniata River, and because Smith stipulated that land had to be developed within a couple years of purchase. Huntingdon's location in a gap in the mountains brought the Cambria & Indiana Turnpike, the Pennsylvania Canal, and the Pennsylvania Railroad.
St. John's Episcopal Church, on Penn Street. The church was built in 1845.
The Speer House, on Penn Street. The Greek Revival house was built in 1850.
The Port Building, on Penn Street. The Italianate structure was built in 1875.
Businesses on Penn Street.
The William Doris House, on Penn Street. The house was built in 1825.
The old Bayer & Beaver Warehouse, on Allegheny Street.
The Reverend Smith House, on William Smith Street. The house was built in 1797.
The Orbison House, on Penn Street at 3rd Street. The house was built in 1815.
The Huntingdon County Courthouse, on Penn Street. The courthouse was built in 1883 in a French Renaissance style.
The tower of the courthouse was built in 1930 to replace a smaller tower.
The old Pennsylvania Railroad depot, on Allegheny Street. The station also served the Huntingdon & Broad Top Mountain Railroad, and was built in 1872.
The old Hunt Signal Tower, on Allegheny Street. The structure was built in 1899 and now houses the Huntingdon County Chamber of Commerce.
The old J.C. Blair Stationary Company building, on Penn Street. The midrise was built in 1889 and is now the Blair House Apartments.
A store on Washington Street.
Businesses on Washington Street.
The Oneida Office Building, at 4th & Washington Streets. The structure was built in 1992.
Houses on Washington Street.
The Huntingdon County Sheriff's Office, on Mifflin Street. The structure was built in 1829.
The Huntingdon Library, on Penn Street. The old house was built in 1822.
The William McMurtrie House, on 4th Street. The house was built in 1854.
Ona Jutta Hage, an obelisk in the 3rd Street median commemorating the Juniata tribe's standing stone. The obelisk was dedicated in 1896.
Abbey Reformed Church, on Church Street at 6th Street. The church was built in 1929.
Houses on 6th Street.
Houses on Moore Street.
A building on Washington Street.
The U.S. Post Office, on Washington Street.
Houses on Mifflin Street.
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