{"nrhp_refnum":"79002177","name":"Lowrie, Sen. Walter, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"W. Diamond and S. Jackson Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Butler","county":"Butler County","state":"PA","lat":40.858349229000055,"lon":-79.89613332699997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-05-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two and one half story brick house with a gable roof and a two-story rear wing, located on South Jackson Street at its corner with West Diamond Street in Butler, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1828 and occupied by Senator Walter Lowrie.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a well preserved example of early Western Pennsylvania vernacular architecture. It is associated with Walter Lowrie, who served in the United States Senate, was later Secretary of the United States Senate, and then served for thirty-four years as Secretary of the National Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church.","narrative":"Built in 1828 and occupied by Senator Walter Lowrie, this two and one half story brick house in Butler has a gable roof, a cut stone foundation and a slate roof. Three pedimented dormers face South Jackson Street, and a two-story shed-roofed wing extends from the rear. The brick is laid in common bond and was handmade in the local area about 1825. The front porch has large rounded columns, and a stained-glass window and new front door were added around 1870 to 1880. Lowrie served in the United States Senate from 1812 to 1818 and was the only United States Senator from Butler County. He was then elected Secretary of the United States Senate in 1819 and held that office until 1836. Afterward he spent thirty-four years as Secretary of the National Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church. The house is regarded as a well preserved example of early vernacular architecture in Western Pennsylvania.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Senator Walter Lowrie","architectural_style":"Early Western Pennsylvania vernacular architecture","criteria":[],"status_note":"The house has been carefully maintained and is still owned by heirs of Senator Lowrie.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:28.888538-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/79002177.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002177/32ef146d1f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002177/32ef146d1f-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"User:Mvincec","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Walter_Lowrie_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">User:Mvincec</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Walter_Lowrie_House.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"03000490","name":"Butler Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/butler-historic-district-03000490/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71994867","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sen._Walter_Lowrie_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7449887"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/butler-county/lowrie-sen-walter-house-79002177/"}