{"nrhp_refnum":"80003499","name":"Culbertson-Harbison Farm","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"S of Nyesville on Nyesville Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Nyesville","county":"Franklin County","state":"PA","lat":40.01740619000003,"lon":-77.62855205399995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-06-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A farm complex on the west side of Nyesville Road about 1.5 miles from Green Village in Greene Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, centered on a two-story limestone house with a stone addition, a frame kitchen, and a large late 19th-century bank barn.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant for its architecture, as an example of the Federal style in Pennsylvania country houses, seen especially in its interior woodwork with oval motifs and reeding. It also cites the farm's association with the Culbertson family, who were active in the French and Indian War and the American Revolution, and the Harbison family, who owned the farm from 1803 to 1886.","narrative":"Built of coursed native limestone around 1798 to 1800, the two-story house sits on a high bluff in Greene Township, Franklin County, and faces southeast. Its interior woodwork, including mantelpieces with oval tablets, sunburst motifs and extensive reeding, is regarded as an example of the Federal style as interpreted in Pennsylvania country houses. Other features, such as the massive doors with long wrought iron strap hinges, look back to an earlier period. A 1798 tax assessment describes a stone house of 44 by 34 feet, noted as not yet finished, which supports the construction date. The farm was owned by the Culbertson family from its original patent until 1803, when it passed to Adam Harbison, whose family held it until 1886. A large frame bank barn with hexagonal ventilator cupolas stands southwest of the house and is said to be one of the largest barns in Franklin County.","period_of_significance":"c. 1798-1800","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal style","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"All of the buildings are described as in excellent condition with relatively few alterations.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:34.303344-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/80003499.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003499/3b9975a694-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003499/3b9975a694-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Culbertson-Harbison_Farm_FrankCo_PA_2.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Culbertson-Harbison_Farm_FrankCo_PA_2.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71996832","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culbertson%E2%80%93Harbison_Farm","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5192860"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/franklin-county/culbertson-harbison-farm-80003499/"}