{"nrhp_refnum":"79002244","name":"Gray-Taylor House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"9 Walnut St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Brookville","county":"Jefferson County","state":"PA","lat":41.162799180000036,"lon":-79.08363937199994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-08-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story brick residence on Walnut Street in Brookville, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, in the French Second Empire style, with a mansard roof and a rear kitchen wing. The house was built in 1882 for William Henry Gray.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is outstanding architecturally for Brookville and is one of only four Second Empire residences remaining in the county seat, surviving largely intact. It is also tied to the Gray family, who were prominent in local commerce, banking, farming and veterans' and humanitarian work.","narrative":"Built in 1882 for William Henry Gray, this three-story brick house on Walnut Street in Brookville is a French Second Empire residence, notable for its slate-sheathed mansard roof, nine gable dormers and lavishly carved cornice brackets. Brick laid in common bond rises from a limestone foundation, and the front porch, with its fleur-de-lis pendants, is original. Gray, a Civil War veteran of the 105th Pennsylvania Volunteers, was a carpenter, photographer and farmer who later served on the board of the Jefferson County National Bank. He helped establish the Pennsylvania Memorial Home, founded in 1891 for aged veterans. The house is one of only four Second Empire residences left in Brookville and remains largely intact, with its original plate glass windows, parquet floors and walnut open-string staircase. It is valued for its architecture and its link to a family active in the town's commercial and humanitarian life.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"William Henry Gray, builder","architectural_style":"French Second Empire","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied as a private residence; the document states it has been the home of the Taylor family since 1942.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:29.780494-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/79002244.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002244/a8f3843ae0-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002244/a8f3843ae0-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gray-Taylor_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gray-Taylor_House.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"84003409","name":"Brookville Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/brookville-historic-district-84003409/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71994787","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray-Taylor_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5598132"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/jefferson-county/gray-taylor-house-79002244/"}