{"nrhp_refnum":"78002339","name":"Way, Nicholas, House","other_names":["Way-Jones-Hall House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"108 Beaver Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pittsburgh","county":"Allegheny County","state":"PA","lat":40.54763550400003,"lon":-80.18834159799997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-09-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A five-bay, one-and-one-half-story brick house in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, built in 1838 by Nicholas Way. It was remodeled in a Greek Revival manner with a pedimented three-bay portico.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is one of the most elegant classical domestic structures remaining in the Pittsburgh area, and that it has been transformed from a southern colonial form into a Greek temple form. It states that the house is rare as a Greek Revival house left unaltered by later revival styles. Its refined details and scale and its preservation are cited as signs of its excellent quality.","narrative":"Built in 1838 by Nicholas Way in Pittsburgh, this brick house began as a five-bay, one-and-one-half-story southern colonial form and was given Greek Revival character. Its most distinctive feature is a three-bay porch with a pedimented portico, supported by Doric columns and rear pilasters. Two Doric three-quarter columns frame the center hall entrance, which has a panel door and an oblong transom. Flemish bond brickwork, two brick chimneys at the gable ends, stone lintels flush with the walls, and a high masonry basement foundation complete the exterior. A white cornice and an elliptical window in the pediment add Georgian touches. The Way family owned the house until a few years ago, when Mrs. W. L. Jones bought it. In 1966 the Campbell Hall family of Sewickley acquired it. The house is regarded as one of the finest Greek Revival residences in Pittsburgh, and it is valued for its purity of form and its survival with few alterations.","period_of_significance":"1838","architect_builder":"Nicholas Way (builder)","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"The document describes the house as in excellent condition, with the interior aggressively modernized and a large living room addition at the rear.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:28.925353-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/78002339.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002339/43dbc37ca3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002339/43dbc37ca3-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Lee Paxton","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NicholasWayHouse.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Lee Paxton</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NicholasWayHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71997654","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Way_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7026400"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/allegheny-county/way-nicholas-house-78002339/"}