{"nrhp_refnum":"77001144","name":"Pickle, Simon, Stone House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Jct. of PA 192 and PA 445","address_restricted":false,"city":"Madisonburg","county":"Centre County","state":"PA","lat":40.923308242000076,"lon":-77.51464428099996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1977-04-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story sandstone house with an integral 1½-story kitchen wing, located in Madisonburg, Brush Valley, Centre County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1833 and served as a tavern, store, post office and private residence at various times.","why_significant":"The house is distinctive because its original builder designed it to serve both residential and commercial purposes, with a six-bay facade and three entrances. The nomination argues it is one of the earlier well-constructed commercial buildings of Brush Valley, and that the Pickle family was among the first settlers and figured prominently in the region's agricultural development. Its competent use of native stone is also cited.","narrative":"Built in 1833 of local sandstone in Madisonburg, in Centre County's Brush Valley, the Simon Pickle Stone House combines a two-story main block with a 1½-story kitchen wing to the east. Its facade was originally designed with three doorways, reflecting the building's dual use as a residence and a place of business. Early uses included a tavern, store and post office, and a tannery was set up on the property by the time Henry Rothrock acquired it through a sheriff's deed in 1838. The Pickle family was among the valley's first settlers and took a prominent part in the region's farming. Alterations between 1911 and 1920 added a second story over the kitchen and a full front porch. Original pegged window frames, shutters, hardware and hand-hewn basement joists remain, and the interior retains yellow pine and white pine floors. The house is significant as an early example of combined commercial and residential building in the valley.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Today the house is a private residence; a tin roof replaces the original wooden shingle roof.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:30.698544-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/77001144.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/77001144/29b537670e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/77001144/29b537670e-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stone_Pickle_House_Madisonburg_PA_2.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:Stone_Pickle_House_Madisonburg_PA_2.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71996357","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Pickle_Stone_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7519545"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/centre-county/pickle-simon-stone-house-77001144/"}