{"nrhp_refnum":"95001252","name":"Warden, Samuel, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"200 S. Church St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Mount Pleasant","county":"Westmoreland County","state":"PA","lat":40.147844802000066,"lon":-79.54705907999994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1995-11-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story brick Second Empire house with a mansard roof at 200 South Church Street in Mount Pleasant Borough, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, built circa 1886 for businessman Samuel Warden. It stands on a 122 by 163 foot lot enclosed by an original wrought iron fence, with a contributing summer kitchen and carriage house.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an important local example of late nineteenth-century Second Empire architecture and one of the best-preserved houses of its era in Mount Pleasant. It is linked to the wealth that coal and coke production brought to towns in the Connellsville region, and to Warden's role as a local coal operator, civic leader and landowner. The house retains interior features typical of wealthy households of the period, including walnut trim, marble fireplaces, a servant stair, and a carriage entrance.","narrative":"Built in 1886 on South Church Street in Mount Pleasant, this three-story brick house has a nearly square plan, a mansard roof clad in slate, and Eastlake woodwork combined with a Queen Anne window. It was built for Samuel Warden, a coal and coke operator who also served as burgess of Mount Pleasant in 1889 and 1890. Its interior includes walnut trim, oak parquet floors, marble mantels, a central hall with a carriage entrance, a servant stair, and servants' bell system. The house also retains an original wrought iron fence, a summer kitchen and a carriage house. The house is regarded as one of the best preserved late nineteenth-century houses in Mount Pleasant and as an example of the wealth that coal and coke brought to Western Pennsylvania towns. Warden died in 1894, and his widow Margaret inherited the house. Their son Samuel N. Warden later lived there with his wife Pearl Carter. In 1963 the Daughters of the American Revolution purchased the house and its contents.","period_of_significance":"1886-1894","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late Victorian/Second Empire","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Owned by the Braddock Trail Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution since 1963 and used as a chapter house; the summer kitchen and carriage house are used for storage.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:36.480778-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/95001252.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95001252/3dcab447c7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95001252/3dcab447c7-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Canadian2006","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Warden_House_Mount_Pleasant_Pennsylvania.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Canadian2006</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:Warden_House_Mount_Pleasant_Pennsylvania.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"98000903","name":"Mount Pleasant Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/mount-pleasant-historic-district-98000903/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71996644","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Warden_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7412882"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/westmoreland-county/warden-samuel-house-95001252/"}