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==Arts and culture== The [[Frank H. Buhl Mansion]] is a historic mansion that was built in 1891 for the Buhl family, which owned the Sharon Iron Works. The [[ashlar]] [[sandstone]] residence has {{frac|2|1|2}} storeys. Noted [[Youngstown, Ohio|Youngstown]] architect [[Charles Henry Owsley]] (1846โ1935) designed it in the [[Richardsonian Romanesque]] style.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp| title = National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania| publisher = CRGIS: Cultural Geographic Information System| format = Searchable database| access-date = 2012-03-21| archive-date = 2007-07-21| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp| url-status = dead}} ''Note:'' This includes {{cite web| url = {{NRHP-PA|H000606_01H.pdf}}| title = National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Frank H. Buhl Mansion| accessdate = 2012-03-21| author = Michael J. O'Malley| format = PDF| date = n.d.}}</ref> It was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1977.<ref>{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> [[Shenango River Lake]] is a [[reservoir]] along the Shenango River. It is one of 16 flood control projects in the [[Pittsburgh]] district of the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers]]. It is a popular site for camping, fishing and outdoor recreation. Sharon has hosted annual [[WaterFire]] festivals since 2013, a free public art installation designed by [[Barnaby Evans]] which consists of 80 burning braziers along the Shenango River in downtown Sharon. On average, WaterFire Sharon events host 40,000 visitors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://waterfireinternational.com/worldwide/#sharon |title=WorldWide Installations |publisher=WaterFire International |access-date=July 28, 2024 }}</ref> Sharon is the home of the original [[Quaker Steak & Lube]], which opened in 1974,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sharon: The Original|url=https://thelube.com/locations/pennsylvania/the-original-sharon/|access-date=2021-02-28|website=Quaker Steak & Lubeยฎ|language=en-US}}</ref> and formerly [[Vocal Group Hall of Fame|The Vocal Group Hall of Fame]].
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