{"nrhp_refnum":"73001641","name":"McCoy House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"17 N. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lewistown","county":"Mifflin County","state":"PA","lat":40.59816639400003,"lon":-77.57496665699995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-03-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military","Politics/Government"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two and a half story brick and frame townhouse with a gable roof and double chimney, located in Lewistown, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1836 and 1843 in the Federal style and stands on its original site.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant as the birthplace of Frank Ross McCoy, an Army officer whose career spanned the Spanish-American War, World War I, and postwar diplomatic missions. It also notes the house has been restored to its original appearance after some alteration.","narrative":"Built between 1836 and 1843 in the Federal style, this two and a half story brick and frame townhouse in Lewistown has a gable roof, a cornice, and a double chimney linked at its base. Its entrance is reached by straight stairs flanked by iron railings and has a double leaf six-panel door with side lights and a recessed fan transom. The windows are symmetrically arranged, with six-over-six sash and panelled shutters, and the gable holds a semicircular fan window. The house is significant as the birthplace of Frank Ross McCoy, born here on October 29, 1874. McCoy graduated from West Point in 1897, served as an aide to President Theodore Roosevelt, commanded the 69th Infantry Regiment in France during World War I, and later took part in diplomatic missions to Armenia, Nicaragua, Manchuria, and Geneva. He retired from active duty in 1938 and died in 1954.","period_of_significance":"1836-1843","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":[],"status_note":"Restored to its original appearance after some alteration","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:30.163326-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/73001641.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001641/d7a5861298-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001641/d7a5861298-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:McCoy_House_Lewistown_PA_Apr_10.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog (talk)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:McCoy_House_Lewistown_PA_Apr_10.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71996262","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCoy_House_(Lewistown,_Pennsylvania)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6800644"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/mifflin-county/mccoy-house-73001641/"}