{"nrhp_refnum":"77001147","name":"Fisher, Maj. Jared B., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NE of Spring Mills on PA 45","address_restricted":false,"city":"Spring Mills","county":"Centre County","state":"PA","lat":40.861872290000065,"lon":-77.55585899599998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1977-09-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2¼-story brick house with a gable roof, a kitchen wing and a one-story brick summer kitchen, built in 1856 as the residence of Major Jared B. Fisher in Spring Mills, Centre County, Pennsylvania.","why_significant":"The nomination describes the house as an excellent example of rural Pennsylvania architecture from the years just before the Civil War, combining Greek Revival and Gothic devices and reflecting the start of Victorian eclecticism. It also links the house to Fisher, a prominent Centre County merchant and an important figure in early county military organizations.","narrative":"Built in 1856 as a brick house in Spring Mills, Centre County, the Major Jared B. Fisher residence is a 2¼-story gable-roofed building with a symmetrical five-bay facade, six-over-six windows and a Greek Revival entablature with Doric piers framing the entrance. Its interior keeps the symmetry of the exterior, with wide, eared moldings and an elegant stairway with a cherry handrail. The house has changed little over time, which early photographs document, and it is regarded as an excellent example of rural Pennsylvania architecture from the years just before the Civil War, combining Greek Revival and Gothic details. Fisher was born in Berks County in 1829 and moved to Centre County in 1842. He took over his father's milling and merchandising interests in 1866 and became one of the county's leading merchants. He also held early county military posts, including captain of the Marion Infantry and Brigade Inspector of the Third Brigade, 14th Division.","period_of_significance":"1856","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival + Italianate elements","criteria":[],"status_note":"The house is in excellent state of preservation and is well cared for.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:29.704773-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/77001147.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/77001147/6f35404dd9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/77001147/6f35404dd9-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Major_Jared_B_Fisher_House_1.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:Major_Jared_B_Fisher_House_1.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71998225","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maj._Jared_B._Fisher_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6737287"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/centre-county/fisher-maj-jared-b-house-77001147/"}