{"nrhp_refnum":"80003490","name":"Sturgeon House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"102 S. Garwood St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fairview","county":"Erie County","state":"PA","lat":42.02841254300006,"lon":-80.25398293999996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-12-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"The Sturgeon House is a two-story wood-frame house with a salt box roof and recessed side porch in Fairview, Erie County, Pennsylvania. It was built around 1838 by the Sturgeon family.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is architecturally rare in northwestern Pennsylvania, owing to its asymmetric form, simple proportions, salt box roof and Federal Style cornice and front door frame. It is also tied to the Sturgeon family, early settlers of the Fairview area who farmed the land and operated coach stops and taverns.","narrative":"Built around 1838 by Samuel C. Sturgeon in Fairview, Erie County, the house has a salt box roof, a recessed side porch and an asymmetric plan. Its stone foundations support heavy timber sills and log-form beams, and its exterior is clad in tapered wood lap siding. The four-member wood cornice, with its frieze and beaded corner boards, follows the Federal Style, as do the front door frame with its entablature and pilasters. The parlor is the only room with elegant trim, including fluted architrave and bullseye turnings. The house is regarded as rare in northwestern Pennsylvania for its form and proportions. It remained in the Sturgeon family until 1979, when it was sold to the Fairview Area Historical Society. The family were early settlers of the region, who had acquired land in 1797, founded the settlement of Sturgeonville and farmed the area. The house's original fireplace served as the cooking center before a southern kitchen wing was added, probably in the early 1850s.","period_of_significance":"c. 1838","architect_builder":"Samuel C. Sturgeon","architectural_style":"Federal Style","criteria":[],"status_note":"The house was sold to the Fairview Area Historical Society in 1979; the nomination describes planned restoration of the original fireplace and replacement of the roofing.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:32.587692-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/80003490.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003490/c4b413374d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003490/c4b413374d-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Niagara","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sturgeon_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Niagara</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sturgeon_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71995575","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeon_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2359253"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/erie-county/sturgeon-house-80003490/"}