{"nrhp_refnum":"77001141","name":"Gregg, Andrew, Homestead","other_names":["Bernard P. Taylor Residence"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2 mi. E of Centre Hall off PA 192","address_restricted":false,"city":"Centre Hall","county":"Centre County","state":"PA","lat":40.86476763100006,"lon":-77.63913952799999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1977-07-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, L-shaped limestone farmhouse with a gabled roof in Penns Valley, near Centre Hall, Centre County, Pennsylvania. The form dates its construction to circa 1825.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house displays excellent design and craftsmanship and is a well-preserved example of its type. It is described as the only remaining structure associated with the Gregg family, whose members held local, state and national offices. The house is also tied to Andrew Gregg, Jr., who was active in agriculture, navigation and iron production.","narrative":"Built circa 1825 in Penns Valley, the Andrew Gregg Homestead is a two-story limestone farmhouse with a gabled roof and an L-shaped plan. The front section is coursed, cut limestone with a five-bay facade and a central elliptical arch above the entrance. Inside, two large first-floor rooms with substantial fireplaces flank a central hall with open-well stairs. A one-story frame summer kitchen, once used to feed farm hands, extends from the rear. Andrew Gregg, Jr. built the house after marrying in 1824; his father-in-law, John Irvin, was a stonemason. The house is regarded as one of the finest residences in the county and as the sole surviving monument to the Gregg family, whose members included a United States Senator and Pennsylvania's Secretary of the Commonwealth. Its skilled masonry and well-preserved interior explain its importance for understanding rural Pennsylvania building in the early nineteenth century.","period_of_significance":"c. 1825","architect_builder":"Andrew Gregg, Jr. (builder/contractor)","architectural_style":"Vernacular with Georgian elements","criteria":[],"status_note":"Restored; 20th-century rear addition","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:29.759997-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/77001141.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/77001141/63db186621-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/77001141/63db186621-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Andrew_Gregg_Homestead_Centre_Co_PA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Andrew_Gregg_Homestead_Centre_Co_PA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71994935","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Gregg_Homestead","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4757173"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/centre-county/gregg-andrew-homestead-77001141/"}