{"nrhp_refnum":"78002342","name":"Barclay House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"230 Juliana St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Bedford","county":"Bedford County","state":"PA","lat":40.01602159500004,"lon":-78.50415799399997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-09-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-a-half-story brick late Victorian mansion in Bedford, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, built in 1889 with some Italianate details. It now houses the Bedford County Public Library.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a fine architectural example of the late Victorian period, with a distinctive front central tower, brickwork and interior craftsmanship. It also cites its association with John Jacob Barclay, a prominent Bedford family member who served as the town's Board of Health Officer and supported the local vaccination program.","narrative":"Built in 1889 in Bedford, this two-and-a-half-story brick house combines late Victorian form with Italianate detailing. Its main block holds twelve large rooms around a central hall and stairway, with a six-room rear wing for servant and kitchen quarters. A low central tower with segmented arch work and scroll-like brackets gives the front its distinctive profile, and the interior retains six fireplaces with slate hearths and marble mantels, walnut stair railings, and carved wooden floral motifs in lintels and doors. John Jacob Barclay commissioned the house after his retirement from law practice in 1889, moving to Bedford from Newport, Pennsylvania. A Union Army lieutenant in the Civil War, he was wounded at Reams Station and imprisoned at Libby Prison in Richmond. He later served as Bedford's Board of Health Officer and backed local vaccination efforts. The house is listed for its architecture and its ties to a leading local family. Today it houses the county library.","period_of_significance":"1889","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late Victorian with Italianate details","criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as a library; the document describes it as in very good condition with few alterations.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:30.015302-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/78002342.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002342/cd0af1beef-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002342/cd0af1beef-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barclay_House_Bedford_PA_Apr_10.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog (talk)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barclay_House_Bedford_PA_Apr_10.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71994584","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barclay_House_(Bedford,_Pennsylvania)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4859939"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/bedford-county/barclay-house-78002342/"}