McAllister-Beaver House
McAllister-Beaver House | |
 McAllister-Beaver House, August 2010 | |
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| Location | 817 E. Bishop St., Bellefonte, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°54′49″N 77°45′52″W / 40.91361°N 77.76444°W |
| Area | 2.2 acres (0.89 ha) |
| Built | c. 1850 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 82003774[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 24, 1982 |
The McAllister-Beaver House is an historic, American home that is located in Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania.
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
History and architectural features
[edit]Built circa 1850, this historic structure is a large, two-story, five-bay, rectangular, limestone building, which measures forty-two feet, four inches across and thirty-four feet, two inches, deep. Designed in the Georgian style, it has a low pitch, gable roof and a center hall plan interior. A rear kitchen ell was added in 1913. It was home to two prominent residents: Hugh N. McAllister, one of the founders of the Pennsylvania State University, and Gov. James A. Beaver.[2]
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Nancy Reade (February 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: McAllister-Beaver House" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-07.
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Georgian architecture in Pennsylvania
- Houses completed in 1850
- Houses in Centre County, Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Centre County, Pennsylvania
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Pennsylvania