{"nrhp_refnum":"82001538","name":"Brookville Presbyterian Church and Manse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"White and Main Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Brookville","county":"Jefferson County","state":"PA","lat":41.16116872400005,"lon":-79.08309094199996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-11-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Richardsonian Romanesque Presbyterian church built of Hummelstown brownstone with a tile roof, and a French Second Empire brick manse, together forming a building pair at the west end of Brookville's commercial district in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. The manse was built in 1890 and the church in 1904-1905.","why_significant":"The nomination argues primarily for architectural significance: the church is described as the only Richardsonian Romanesque structure in town and the only brownstone building there, and it is said to be typical of the Akron Plan with its hoisting door between sanctuary and Sunday School. The manse is said to exhibit most of the characteristics of the French Second Empire style, which is rare in this rural setting. Religious significance is secondary.","narrative":"Brookville's Presbyterian church and manse stand side by side at the west end of the town's commercial district. The church, completed in 1904-1905, is built of Hummelstown brownstone under a green ceramic tile roof, with a round-walled Sunday School wing, arcaded entry loggias and two asymmetrical towers. Its interior follows the Akron Plan, with an octagonal sanctuary seating about 600 and a large oak hoisting door that separates it from the Sunday School area. Pittsburgh architects Robinson & Winkler designed it, and John H. Carr served as builder. The manse, dated 1890, is a brick French Second Empire house with a mansard roof, bay windows, bracketed cornices and an iron fence. It was funded partly by a bequest from philanthropist Paul Darling. The nomination regards the church as the town's only brownstone and Richardsonian Romanesque building and the manse as a rare example of its style in the district.","period_of_significance":"1890-1905","architect_builder":"Robinson & Winkler, architects (church); John H. Carr, builder","architectural_style":"Richardsonian Romanesque (church); French Second Empire (manse)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":null,"vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:33.65632-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/82001538.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001538/92be2fa4db-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001538/92be2fa4db-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:Brookville_Presbyterian_Church_Manse_Nov_09.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:Brookville_Presbyterian_Church_Manse_Nov_09.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/71994785","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brookville_Presbyterian_Church_and_Manse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4975212"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/jefferson-county/brookville-presbyterian-church-and-manse-82001538/"}