{"nrhp_refnum":"79002345","name":"Selinsgrove Hall and Seibert Hall","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Pine St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Selinsgrove","county":"Snyder County","state":"PA","lat":40.79891394200007,"lon":-76.87164462199996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-10-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Religion"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Two historic buildings on the campus of Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, Snyder County, Pennsylvania: Selinsgrove Hall, an Italianate brick building constructed in 1858, and Seibert Hall, a Colonial Revival brick building erected in 1901.","why_significant":"Selinsgrove Hall was the first building of the Missionary Institute, later Susquehanna University, and is described as the most imposing building in Selinsgrove. Seibert Hall, funded by a donation from Samuel Seibert of Hagerstown, Maryland, is tied to the university's adoption of coeducation. The nomination argues that the two buildings together show the institution's development and its link to the growth of the community.","narrative":"Two brick buildings on the Susquehanna University campus in Selinsgrove mark the institution's early development. Selinsgrove Hall, built in 1858, is a three-and-one-half-story Italianate structure measuring 85.6 by 42.4 feet, with a cross gable roof, decorative wooden brackets and a central wooden cupola. It was the first building of the Missionary Institute, which opened classes that year in Trinity Lutheran Church while construction proceeded. Seibert Hall, erected in 1901, is a two-and-one-half-story Colonial Revival building with a two-story portico of nine fluted Corinthian columns and a slate roof. Funded by a gift from Samuel Seibert of Hagerstown, Maryland, it housed women students after the institution adopted coeducation. The nomination treats the pair as evidence of the college's changing character, from a plain, masculine early institute to a coeducational institution.","period_of_significance":"1858-1901","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Italianate (Selinsgrove Hall); Colonial Revival (Seibert Hall)","criteria":[],"status_note":"The document states that Seibert Hall is in excellent condition and that Selinsgrove Hall retains its original appearance apart from ivy growth and rain spouts.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:29.000217-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/79002345.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002345/502c142fe9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002345/502c142fe9-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Seibert_Hall_Oct_09.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog (talk)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Seibert_Hall_Oct_09.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71998125","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selinsgrove_Hall_and_Seibert_Hall","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7448492"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/snyder-county/selinsgrove-hall-and-seibert-hall-79002345/"}