Patton in Cambria County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Good Building

Established 1893-2004

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 25, 2024

1. Good Building Marker

Inscription.

The Good Building, built by industrialist George S. Good
of Lock Haven. It was recognized as the main "Business Block"
of A.E. Patton's new town. Good, along with A.E. Patton and
other investors in the Chest Creek Land and Improvement Company
promoted Patton as a "Town of Importance" in central Pennsylvania.
The gray sandstone used to construct the building was quarried
along the Beek Creek Railroad west of Patton between
Thomas Mills and Westover.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 40° 38.042′ N, 78° 38.95′ W. Marker is in Patton, Pennsylvania, in Cambria County. It is on Magee Avenue west of 4th Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 436 Magee Avenue, Patton PA 16668, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia.

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Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.8 miles away); Hastings UMWA - District 2 Labor Chautauquas (approx. 3.9 miles away); Hastings (approx. 4 miles away); Dr. Lawrence F. Flick (approx. 4.8 miles away); Reilly's Colliery #1 (approx. 6½ miles away); Spangler (approx. 6.6 miles away); Elmer B. "Boob" Crossman (approx. 7.2 miles away).

Good Building Arch Remnant and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 25, 2024

2. Good Building Arch Remnant and Marker

Good Building Arch Remnant image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 25, 2024

3. Good Building Arch Remnant

Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 250 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 26, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.