{"nrhp_refnum":"80003479","name":"Saeger, Edward, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"375 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Saegertown","county":"Crawford County","state":"PA","lat":41.718737514000054,"lon":-80.14793421799999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-08-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame house with clapboard siding on a cut stone foundation, located on Main Street in Saegertown, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. It was built around 1845 by Edward Saeger.","why_significant":"The house is presented as a beautiful and well-preserved example of Greek Revival architecture, notable for its second-story veranda and square Tuscan columns. The nomination argues its design is unusual for a rural borough and relates it to the Baldwin-Reynolds House in Meadville. It is also tied to Edward Saeger's role in the Meadville, Klecknerville and Edinboro Plank Road Company, an important local transportation link.","narrative":"Built around 1845 by Edward Saeger on Main Street in Saegertown, this two-story frame house rests on a cut stone foundation and measures 34 by 34 feet. Its most distinctive feature is a second-story veranda running along the north, south and west sides, supported by square Tuscan columns and enclosed by a balustrade. The house follows a temple-like Greek Revival form with a low gable roof and a pedimented gable end. Its plain, symmetrical interior retains a central hallway, eight original fireplaces and a kitchen hearth with its original crane. Its recessed porch is regarded as unusual in western Pennsylvania, and the use of square pillars instead of round columns is cited as evidence of independent design. Edward Saeger was also a director of the Meadville, Klecknerville and Edinboro Plank Road Company, which linked local farms and industry to Meadville and Erie, giving the house a connection to regional development.","period_of_significance":"c. 1845","architect_builder":"Edward Saeger, Builder","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The property has undergone very little remodeling and retains a high degree of originality, though the front door and a kitchen addition are noted alterations.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:13:11.891683-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/80003479.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003479/f136c4fa11-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003479/f136c4fa11-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edward_Saeger_House_May_2010.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edward_Saeger_House_May_2010.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71998034","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Saeger_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5345197"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/crawford-county/saeger-edward-house-80003479/"}