{"nrhp_refnum":"79002192","name":"Camelot","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"520 S. Fraser St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"State College","county":"Centre County","state":"PA","lat":40.789117082000075,"lon":-77.85774523799995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-04-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Camelot is a two-story house on South Frasier Street in State College, Centre County, Pennsylvania, with a long rear extension built on a southeasterly slope. Construction began in 1922.","why_significant":"The nomination describes it as one of the best examples of the imaginative houses built by Penn State professors in the State College area in the early twentieth century. Its irregular design, romantic detailing and landscaping give it a storybook or fairytale quality, which the nomination links to English Wayside style architecture.","narrative":"Begun in 1922 on South Frasier Street in State College, Camelot was designed by David A. Campbell, a Penn State professor of engineering drawing, as a home for himself and his wife, Madeline. Its rambling plan, roof of interconnected gables, and mix of stucco, wood frame and random-coursed limestone give it a storybook character, which the design takes from the English Wayside style. The house was regarded as one of the best examples of the imaginative homes built by Penn State faculty in the early twentieth century. Campbell named it Camelot, and a contractor friend, John Hoy, agreed to build it on condition that his role remain secret. Because lenders would not finance such an unusual design, construction proceeded as money became available and took about fifteen years to finish. Interior features include a barrel-vault living room ceiling and a fireplace flanked by large window bays. The woodsy setting in a residential neighborhood adds to the English countryside effect.","period_of_significance":"1900-1999","architect_builder":"David A. Campbell (architect); John Hoy (builder)","architectural_style":"English Wayside","criteria":["C"],"status_note":null,"vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:30.349385-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/79002192.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002192/07ea32d503-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002192/07ea32d503-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Ruhrfisch (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Camelot_(State_College,_Pennsylvania)_1.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Ruhrfisch (talk)</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:Camelot_(State_College,_Pennsylvania)_1.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71998270","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camelot_(State_College,_Pennsylvania)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5025932"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/centre-county/camelot-79002192/"}