{"nrhp_refnum":"96001205","name":"Beallsville Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly, Main St., Chestnut Alley, and South Alley between West Alley and Oak Alley, Borough of Beallsville","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ellsworth","county":"Washington County","state":"PA","lat":40.067606985000054,"lon":-80.02502494289934,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1996-10-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Commerce","Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Beallsville Historic District is a linear pike town along the National Road in Ellsworth, Washington County, Pennsylvania, about 30 miles south of Pittsburgh. It comprises 91 contributing and 29 noncontributing buildings, plus a cemetery, a cast iron milemarker and several churches, taverns and houses.","why_significant":"The district is argued to be a representative example of a National Road pike town, with buildings that reflect the Golden Age of pike travel from 1818 to 1852 and later 19th- and early 20th-century styles. Its transportation and commercial history is tied to the road's taverns, travel traffic and the 1852 arrival of the B&O Railroad, and its architecture reflects the three eras of the National Road. Its integrity is described as excellent.","narrative":"Beallsville is a pike town strung along the National Road in southwestern Pennsylvania, about 30 miles south of Pittsburgh. Most of its buildings date from the Golden Age of pike travel between 1818 and 1852, when taverns, stables, blacksmiths and a hotel served coaches, livestock drovers and Conestoga wagon teams. Greenfield Stand, built in 1821 at 2848 Main Street, became the National Hotel and was a well-known stop on the road. The Miller Tavern, built in the late 1820s, and a 1788 log house associated with town founder Zephaniah Beall also remain. The district is regarded as a representative example of a National Road pike town. Its later buildings include Italianate and Queen Anne houses, an 1872 bank, an 1895 brick school and Craftsman bungalows, and its milemarker is one of only 21 surviving on the Pennsylvania section of the road.","period_of_significance":"1788-1945","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal and Greek Revival; Italianate; Queen Anne; Bungalow/Craftsman","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Most buildings are described as retaining their historic character despite alterations; the 1895 school is noted as adapted for use as a post office, civic center and borough office.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:36.112226-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/96001205.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96001205/49700efd55-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96001205/49700efd55-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Generic1139","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beallsville_993_Maiden_Street-1.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:Beallsville_993_Maiden_Street-1.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71994045","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beallsville_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4876160"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/washington-county/beallsville-historic-district-96001205/"}