A history of Centre Hall,
since 1847
Postcards, papers and photographs of Centre Hall from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusCentre Hall is a borough in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in Penns Valley and is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Centre Hall had a population of 1,268. Centre Hall was so named on account of its location near the geographical center of Penns Valley.
Centre Hall was established in 1847. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 1,265 people in 2010, 1,268 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1952.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Centre Hall yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Centre Hall’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewHABS PA,14-CENHA.V,1- (sheet 0 of…, 1933: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Centre Hall
See all 1 →Centre Hall, decade by decade
CommonsHABS PA,14-CENHA.V,1- (sheet 0 of 10) - Old Fort Tavern1933
CommonsHABS PA,14-CENHA.V,1- (sheet 1 of 10) - Old Fort Tavern1933
CommonsHABS PA,14-CENHA.V,1- (sheet 10 of 10) - Old Fort Tavern1933
CommonsHABS PA,14-CENHA.V,1- (sheet 2 of 10) - Old Fort Tavern1933
CommonsHABS PA,14-CENHA.V,1- (sheet 3 of 10) - Old Fort Tavern1933
CommonsHABS PA,14-CENHA.V,1- (sheet 4 of 10) - Old Fort Tavern1933
CommonsHABS PA,14-CENHA.V,1- (sheet 5 of 10) - Old Fort Tavern1933
CommonsHABS PA,14-CENHA.V,1- (sheet 6 of 10) - Old Fort Tavern1933
CommonsHABS PA,14-CENHA.V,1- (sheet 7 of 10) - Old Fort Tavern1933
CommonsHABS PA,14-CENHA.V,1- (sheet 8 of 10) - Old Fort Tavern1933
CommonsHABS PA,14-CENHA.V,1- (sheet 9 of 10) - Old Fort Tavern19331990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as HABS PA,14-CENHA.V,1- (sheet 0 of 10) - Old Fort Tavern (1933) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (12). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.