McAllister-Beaver House | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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 / 40.91361; -77.76444 |
Area | 2.2 acres (0.89 ha) |
Built | c. 1850 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival, Georgian |
NRHP reference No. | 82003774 |
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.
History and architectural features
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.
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
References
- ^ "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.
- 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