{"nrhp_refnum":"78002479","name":"Irvine, Guy C., House","other_names":["The Locusts","The Walker House","The Kopf House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1.5 mi. S of Russell on U.S. 62","address_restricted":false,"city":"Russell","county":"Warren County","state":"PA","lat":41.91993686600003,"lon":-79.15090199717082,"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 two-story brick house about 1½ miles south of Russell in Warren County, Pennsylvania, begun in 1831 and finished in 1835 by Guy C. Irvine and Rufus Weatherby.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant for its architecture, described as Greek Revival by Charles M. Stotz, and for its association with Guy C. Irvine, a lumberman who owned more timber and sawmills than any other individual along the Allegheny River. The house was built as a two-family residence and is noted for its chimneys and the locust trees planted when it was built.","narrative":"A two-story brick house about one and a half miles south of Russell in Warren County, begun in 1831 and finished in 1835 by lumberman Guy C. Irvine and his brother-in-law Rufus Weatherby. Weatherby died in 1833, and Irvine completed the work alone. Built as a two-family house with a common center hall and a kitchen at each end, it has a symmetrical five-bay front, flanking one-story wings, double chimneys in the gable ends, and six-over-six windows with shutters. Its pedimented porch rests on columns and pilasters, and its 18-inch walls taper to 12 inches at the top. It is described as Greek Revival. Irvine built a fortune on timber and sawmills along the Allegheny River and was known as the Napoleon of the lumber business. The grounds retain locust trees planted when the house was built. Its significance rests on its architecture and its link to Irvine's lumber career.","period_of_significance":"1831-1835","architect_builder":"Guy C. Irvine; Rufus Weatherby","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Restored circa 1940-1941; occupied as a year-round home since 1962.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:30.982611-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/78002479.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002479/d30f85bf93-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002479/d30f85bf93-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Guy_C._Irvine_House_Jul_12.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Guy_C._Irvine_House_Jul_12.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71998032","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_C._Irvine_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5622140"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/warren-county/irvine-guy-c-house-78002479/"}