{"nrhp_refnum":"76001602","name":"Marshall, Thomas, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"State St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Dayton","county":"Armstrong County","state":"PA","lat":40.88060027700004,"lon":-79.24252601599994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-04-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two and one-half story frame farmhouse in Dayton, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, built about 1865 on a Georgian plan with an L-shaped plan and a later addition of about 1880.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant mainly for its architecture, bringing Italianate detailing such as cut scroll double brackets to a large rural farmhouse in an area then largely rural. It also connects the property to Thomas Marshall, a farmer and merchant in the Dayton area, and to a brother said to have assisted fugitive slaves at another location.","narrative":"Built about 1865 in Dayton, Armstrong County, this two and one-half story gable-roofed frame farmhouse follows a Georgian plan, with two rooms on each side of a central hall on both floors. A later addition of about 1880 extends the rear, giving the house an L-shaped footprint. Its main architectural interest lies in the cut scroll double brackets on the cornice and gable ends, and in the matching double brackets over the front window heads. These details show urban Italianate styling carried into a large rural farmhouse. The interior is plain, with little decorative woodwork and a notable wooden barrel in the attic that once stored water pumped up by a windmill. Thomas Marshall, a farmer and merchant in the Dayton area, managed a store with his brother William, who is said to have assisted fugitive slaves at another location. The house is regarded as an example of refined architectural trends reaching a rural county. Restoration as a community landmark was being planned by the Dayton Borough Bicentennial Committee.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Italianate motif on a Georgian plan","criteria":[],"status_note":"The Dayton Borough Bicentennial Committee was applying for a grant-in-aid to restore the house and planned it as a community landmark.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:29.061752-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/76001602.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001602/61c6702426-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001602/61c6702426-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Generic1139","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thomas_Marshall_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Generic1139</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:Thomas_Marshall_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71995216","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Marshall_House_(Dayton,_Pennsylvania)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16894687"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/armstrong-county/marshall-thomas-house-76001602/"}