{"nrhp_refnum":"85003448","name":"Rhone, Leonard, House","other_names":["Rhoneymeade"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Off PA 45","address_restricted":false,"city":"Centre","county":"Centre County","state":"PA","lat":40.80900661100003,"lon":-77.72073615399995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-10-31","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick Georgian-style farmhouse on a ridge in Penns Valley, Centre County, Pennsylvania, built in 1853 on the Rhone family homestead in Potter Township near Centre Hall. It is an L-shaped, five-bay dwelling with a central hall.","why_significant":"The house is listed for its association with Leonard Rhone (1838-1917), a farmer who served as the third Master of the Pennsylvania State Grange and as an early promoter of the Grange Encampment, now the Centre County Fair, and of rural mail delivery. The nomination also cites the house's largely intact interior woodwork and fireplaces as a notable example of local Georgian-style building.","narrative":"Built in 1853 on the Rhone family homestead in Potter Township near Centre Hall, this brick Georgian farmhouse is L-shaped with five bays and a central hall. Its common-bond brick walls rest on limestone foundations, and its interior retains five fireplaces, paneled doors, and original hardware, including a cellar door latch. Family estate papers credit Daniel Ebright with making the brick and digging the basement, with Leonard Rhone helping. Leonard Rhone lived here for most of his life and devoted himself to farming from 1859. He served as the third Master of the Pennsylvania State Grange from 1880 to 1898 and was a leading promoter of the Grange Picnic, later the Grange Encampment and Centre County Fair. Through the Grange he backed rural mail delivery, a state department of agriculture, and tax equalization. He also served in the state legislature in 1885 and 1887.","period_of_significance":"1853-1917","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Georgian","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Restored after recent improvements; the outbuilding is the only accessory structure retaining its earlier appearance.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:32.786118-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/85003448.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71994943","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Rhone_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6525668"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/centre-county/rhone-leonard-house-85003448/"}