{"nrhp_refnum":"75001610","name":"Fulton Log House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NW of Pittsburgh on Clifton-Bridgeville Rd. off PA 65, Upper St. Clair Township","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pittsburgh","county":"Allegheny County","state":"PA","lat":40.55690446400007,"lon":-80.19980494499998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-12-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-bay, two-story log house in Upper St. Clair Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, on the former estate of Congressman James G. Fulton, adjacent to the township high school. The form does not give a construction date or builder.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a good example of log construction in early architecture and shows how a small original dwelling grew into a larger one as its loft was converted to a full second story. It is also described as a potential educational resource because it is being restored as a community project.","narrative":"Located on the former estate of Congressman James G. Fulton in Upper St. Clair Township, Allegheny County, this three-bay, two-story log house has a center door, six-over-nine sash windows, and a moderately pitched roof with one gable chimney. Its saddle-notched logs and slightly projecting roof are typical of early log construction in Western Pennsylvania, where such houses served settlers in areas rich in timber. The irregular placement of the ground-story window and the visible ends of the second-floor joists suggest that the house began as a one-story structure with a loft, later expanded into a full second story. The building is significant as an example of how a modest original dwelling grew into a roomier one over time. It had fallen into disuse and disrepair, and it is being restored as a community project for use as an educational site for schoolchildren, adults, and visitors.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"The house was in disuse and disrepair and is in the process of complete restoration for the Commissioners and School Board of Upper St. Clair Township.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:30.821026-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/75001610.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001610/4eda57473a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001610/4eda57473a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Lee Paxton","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FultonLogHouse.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Lee Paxton</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FultonLogHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71997826","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulton_Log_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5508447"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/allegheny-county/fulton-log-house-75001610/"}