{"nrhp_refnum":"95000886","name":"Martin Farmstead","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"PA 136, 2 mi. W of town of Eighty-Four, South Strabane Township","address_restricted":false,"city":"Washington","county":"Washington County","state":"PA","lat":40.18288477950006,"lon":-80.16870654768542,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1995-07-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A farmstead in South Strabane Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, two miles west of Eighty-Four, centred on a 2 1/2 story frame L-shaped farmhouse built circa 1860 with Queen Anne and Italianate details added in 1883-1884, plus a group of outbuildings including a circa 1800 log barn and a circa 1800 log spring house.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a locally important example of vernacular farmhouse architecture, unusually intact for its period, with wood detailing that is rare to find still in place. The farmstead's outbuildings are described as an unusually large original collection for the county, and the property is said to reflect the area's nineteenth-century sheep-raising prosperity.","narrative":"Set on a northern hillside above Route 136 two miles west of Eighty-Four, the Martin Farmstead centres on a 2 1/2 story frame farmhouse with a center hall and L-shaped rear ell, built around 1860 and embellished with Italianate and Queen Anne woodwork in 1883-1884. The facade carries a pedimented porch with cutout balustrades, carved brackets and pendants, and the front doors are walnut. Interior woodwork, walnut trim and several original fireplaces survive. The farm's land was patented in 1786, and Peter Martin acquired it in 1811. Around the house stand outbuildings including a two-crib log barn dating to about 1800, a log spring house with plastered interior walls, an 1880s wash house and sheds. The house is regarded as a local example of vernacular farmhouse design and is valued for its wood detailing, which is uncommon to find intact. The farmstead's group of original outbuildings is considered unusual for Washington County, where many farms have lost theirs.","period_of_significance":"1800-1900","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Queen Anne; Italianate","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Restored in the late 1980s and in residential use; the house is described as in excellent state of preservation, with the circa 1800 barn being rebuilt.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:36.137375-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/95000886.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95000886/e8ceb5438e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95000886/e8ceb5438e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Generic1139","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Martin_Farmstead.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Generic1139</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Martin_Farmstead.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71998530","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Farmstead","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6775409"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/washington-county/martin-farmstead-95000886/"}