{"nrhp_refnum":"78003172","name":"Wilmot Mansion","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Wayne and Sugar Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Bethany","county":"Wayne County","state":"PA","lat":41.613125524000054,"lon":-75.28466738199995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-01-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-storey Greek Revival clapboard mansion at the corner of Wayne and Sugar Streets in Bethany, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, built in 1827 by John A. Gustin for Randall Wilmot.","why_significant":"The nomination describes it as the only surviving classical example of early 19th-century Greek Revival architecture in Wayne County, with a full-facade colonnade, Palladian doorway and largely original interior. It is also linked to David Wilmot, born in the earlier family home, whose 1846 Wilmot Proviso opposed slavery in newly acquired territories.","narrative":"Built in 1827 by John A. Gustin for merchant Randall Wilmot, this clapboard mansion in Bethany is a two-storey Greek Revival house with a six-column engaged colonnade across its 45-foot facade, a fanlight with eagle mounting above the entrance, and a Palladian doorway. Its interior, including a fluted-column archway in the central hall, has remained largely intact. The house is regarded as the only surviving classical example of its kind in Wayne County. It was the childhood home of David Wilmot, whose 1846 Wilmot Proviso sought to bar slavery from territories acquired in the Southwest; parts of its principles were later reflected in the 13th Amendment. The house later served as a hotel, a seminary-related residence and a private home, and it was restored in the 1990s.","period_of_significance":"1827","architect_builder":"John A. Gustin (builder)","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Restored from 1992 by the current owners and now houses an art gallery on the ground and main floors, with the second storey used as a residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:13:04.513375-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/78003172.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78003172/3c2fb2dead-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78003172/3c2fb2dead-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wilmot_Mansion_Oct_09.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wilmot_Mansion_Oct_09.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71994636","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmot_Mansion","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8022832"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/wayne-county/wilmot-mansion-78003172/"}