{"nrhp_refnum":"89000349","name":"Clow, James Beach, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Chapel Dr. at Ann St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ellwood City","county":"Beaver County","state":"PA","lat":40.825800772000036,"lon":-80.25878417499996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-05-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Greek Revival farmhouse on a hill in a rural setting in North Sewickley Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, facing Chapel Drive. It is a 2½ story frame house with a 1½ story rear ell, and it is listed as a building.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a well preserved and rare survivor of a Greek Revival frame farmhouse in northern Beaver County and southern Lawrence County, with excellent integrity of site and fabric. It also connects the farm to the local Underground Railroad and to the abolitionist movement, and to the rural dairy life of the area. The state review concluded it is a significant local example of Greek Revival domestic architecture.","narrative":"A 2½ story frame farmhouse with a 1½ story rear ell stands on a rise in North Sewickley Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, facing Chapel Drive. Its weatherboarded walls, slate roof, six-over-six windows, corner pilasters and tapered-column portico reflect the Greek Revival style. Built around 1830 by James Beach Clow, a veteran of the War of 1812, the house was constructed with lumber cut at a nearby water-powered sawmill. Its interior retains a symmetrical center-hall plan, original staircase and much original woodwork. The farm is significant for its role as an Underground Railroad station under Samuel C. Clow, an abolitionist whose brother-in-law was John Brown. It is also valued for its architectural integrity, as a rare surviving example of a rural Greek Revival frame farmhouse in the area.","period_of_significance":"C. 1830","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Operating springhouse and barn in use for storage; the form notes the farm ceased all farming in 1950 and the house has been restored in parts, but no current use of the house is stated.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:38.038754-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/89000349.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89000349/c938109d3a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89000349/c938109d3a-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_Beach_Clow_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_Beach_Clow_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71995445","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Beach_Clow_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6129516"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/beaver-county/clow-james-beach-house-89000349/"}