{"nrhp_refnum":"85001572","name":"West Overton Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Frick Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"East Huntingdon Township","county":"Westmoreland County","state":"PA","lat":40.115571816000056,"lon":-79.56642714710566,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-07-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A historic district of vernacular Greek Revival buildings in East Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, comprising the village of West Overton, about twelve acres along a small stream northwest of Route 819 and about 1-1/2 miles northeast of Scottdale. It is centred on Frick Avenue and built largely in the early to mid 19th century around the Overholt family's homestead, mill and distillery.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that the district is an exceptional and largely intact example of mid-19th century western Pennsylvania vernacular architecture and of a rural industrial community. It links the site to the Overholt distilling business, one of the largest enterprises in the township at mid-century, and to Henry Clay Frick, who was born in the district in 1849. The village is also presented as a record of regional settlement and of the rye whiskey and coke industries.","narrative":"Along a single street in East Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, stands a cluster of brick houses, barns and mill buildings that once formed the village of West Overton. The Overholt family founded the settlement after purchasing a log distillery in 1810, and by 1859 their stone and brick distillery, flour mill and outbuildings had grown into a small industrial community. The Abraham Overholt Homestead dates from 1838 and the five-and-a-half-story mill from 1859, and the district contains about twenty buildings in deep red brick with sawtooth banding and golden fieldstone foundations. Henry Clay Frick, the coal and coke industrialist, was born in the springhouse of the homestead in 1849. The district is significant for its architecture, which remains largely intact from the mid-19th century, and for its association with the Overholt distilling business and the Frick family.","period_of_significance":"1838-1859","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Vernacular Greek Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Most buildings are in use; the Overholt Homestead is restored and maintained by the historical society and the mill serves as a museum and library.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:34.400002-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/85001572.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85001572/725f10b802-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85001572/725f10b802-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Martin Stupich","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Christian_S._Overholt_Store_and_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Martin Stupich</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Christian_S._Overholt_Store_and_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71995341","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Overton,_Pennsylvania","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4019088"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/westmoreland-county/west-overton-historic-district-85001572/"}