{"nrhp_refnum":"75001615","name":"Quay, Matthew S., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"205 College Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Beaver","county":"Beaver County","state":"PA","lat":40.693677509000054,"lon":-80.30378967099995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-05-15","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"1975-05-15","areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2 1/2-story yellow-painted brick house in Beaver, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, built shortly after the Civil War, with a northwest office wing and rear extensions. It is the former home of Matthew Stanley Quay, a Pennsylvania Republican political leader.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant for its association with Matthew Stanley Quay, described as one of the most representative and effective professional politicians of the late 19th century. It links the house to his role in the Pennsylvania Republican machine, his part in the 1888 Harrison presidential campaign, and his national influence. The house is also noted as his residence from after 1874 until his death in 1904.","narrative":"Built shortly after the Civil War, this two-and-a-half-story yellow brick house in Beaver has a sandstone foundation, a wide front porch on brick columns, and hipped dormers. Matthew Stanley Quay bought the house sometime after 1874 and lived there until his death in 1904. Quay was a Pennsylvania Republican leader who served as secretary of the Commonwealth, as a United States senator, and as Republican National Chairman. He managed Benjamin Harrison's 1888 presidential campaign, which was notable for its heavy involvement of business interests and its high spending. The house's office wing, with a fireplace bearing a Pennsylvania keystone, reflects his professional life. The property is significant for its connection to Quay's political career and the late 19th-century machine politics he represented. Its exterior and first-floor office remain largely intact.","period_of_significance":"circa 1874-1904","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"The first floor now serves as a funeral home and the second floor is an apartment; the house is in good condition.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:30.432576-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/75001615_NHL.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001615/0d6a508140-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001615/0d6a508140-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Matthew_S._Quay_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Matthew_S._Quay_House.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"96001201","name":"Beaver Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/beaver-historic-district-96001201/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71994139","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_S._Quay_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6791189"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/beaver-county/quay-matthew-s-house-75001615/"}