{"nrhp_refnum":"79002212","name":"Old Town Historic District (Additional Documentation)","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Irregular pattern along Front St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Clearfield","county":"Clearfield County","state":"PA","lat":41.02257294300006,"lon":-78.43974346189614,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-05-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A residential historic district along Front Street in Clearfield, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, between Pine and Walnut Streets, containing a concentration of Victorian houses built mostly from 1860 to 1890. The district includes a library, a church and a few later intrusions.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the district is the largest concentration of Victorian houses in Clearfield, with most of them unaltered and on their original sites. It is presented as retaining the subdued, elegant character of the 1870-1880 period, and its houses are linked to local political, business and professional figures. The narrative gives architecture as the area of significance.","narrative":"Front Street between Pine and Walnut Streets in Clearfield forms a residential district of mostly brick houses built between 1860 and 1890, a period when the town's timber and coal industries were thriving. Many houses are Victorian, including the Italianate James Kerr House of buff brick with a cupola, where a speech by William Jennings Bryan was made from the front porch in 1896. The district also includes Greek Revival houses such as the Kratzer House, which is regarded as one of the oldest large houses in town, and the McEnally House of 1864. Other examples include a Gothic Revival mansion modelled on English Tudor houses, a French Second Empire house of 1870, and St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, built in 1895 with Tiffany stained glass. Several houses are linked to local leaders, including governors, senators and judges. The district was chosen for its concentration of original Victorian architecture and its residential character, which is regarded as a rare survival in the town.","period_of_significance":"1880's","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Victorian; Italianate; Gothic Revival; Greek Revival; French Second Empire","criteria":[],"status_note":"Most houses are described as unaltered and on original sites; some properties have been converted to apartments, offices or institutional use.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:29.17575-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/79002212.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002212/07c6a3eb51-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002212/07c6a3eb51-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Town_Historic_District_Clearfield_PA_Apr_10.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog (talk)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Town_Historic_District_Clearfield_PA_Apr_10.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71995063","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Town_Historic_District_(Clearfield,_Pennsylvania)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7085290"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/clearfield-county/old-town-historic-district-additional-documentation-79002212/"}