{"nrhp_refnum":"75001670","name":"Dale, Samuel F., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1409 Elk St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Franklin","county":"Venango County","state":"PA","lat":41.39857015000007,"lon":-79.83428991999995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-12-04","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large red brick residence in Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania, two stories high with a mansard roof, in the 2nd Empire style. It was built in 1875 and has an associated brick carriage house.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a good local example of the 2nd Empire style, with red brick and Victorian detailing skillfully combined, and that no other house of this size and quality exists in this part of the state. It is also significant as the home of Samuel F. Dale, a prominent businessman whose commercial and industrial ventures shaped local and statewide life.","narrative":"Built in 1875 in Franklin, this large two-story brick residence is a 2nd Empire house with a mansard roof covered in original slate. Italianate arched dormers project from the roof, and a dentilled rim lines its top edge. Tin scroll trim gives the main-story windows a dripstone effect, and the entrance doors are arched walnut with original oval etched glass. The interior retains its original dining-room chandelier, carved ceiling trim, parquet floor and Italian marble fireplaces, with most original hardware still in use. The house was built for Samuel F. Dale, a businessman whose ventures included a stage coach line between Erie and Pittsburgh, iron works at Franklin Furnace, and railroad construction. The house is regarded as a good local example of its style and the only house of its size and quality in this part of the state.","period_of_significance":"1875","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"2nd Empire","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The house is in an excellent state of preservation with its original slate roof intact; the kitchen was replaced in 1972 and the carriage house was converted to a five-car garage.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:31.008259-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/75001670.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001670/ef90ff639e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001670/ef90ff639e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Finetooth","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Samuel_F_Dale_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Finetooth</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Samuel_F_Dale_House.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"84003583","name":"Franklin Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/franklin-historic-district-84003583/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71995619","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_F._Dale_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7411344"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/venango-county/dale-samuel-f-house-75001670/"}