WINDBER MINE SUPERINTENDENT'S HOUSE

Built in 1902, this residence was home to R.S. Baylor, General Superintendent of Mines from 1900 to 1945. The house, like the neighboring Berwind Clubhouse, is Queen Anne Victorian with a turret and shingle siding. The two houses share a driveway and a sweeping hillside with historic landscaping that draws attention to both of the prominent structures. In 1991 the Windber Historic District was nominated to the National Register of Historic Places. The district includes most of the original Berwind-White planned grid, and encompasses land and buildings in both Cambria and Somerset Counties. Windber was nominated to the National Register of Historic Places for its significance to the "history of industry, community planning and development, social history, ethnic heritage and architecture," as an example of both a typical western Pennsylvania coal mining community and as a unique example of a planned company town. Windber is located off of Route 56, southeast of Johnstown. From the Pennsylvania Turnpike, take Route 219 north to 56 East and follow the signs to downtown Windber. From Route 22, take Route 219 South to Route 56 East. From Johnstown, Follow 56 East.