{"nrhp_refnum":"98000402","name":"Waugh, Alexander P. and James S., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"23 W. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Greenville","county":"Mercer County","state":"PA","lat":41.40240189000008,"lon":-80.32507021999999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1998-04-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, five-bay Federal-Adams style brick house with an L-shaped plan at West Main and Second Streets in Greenville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1826 by the Waugh brothers, James S. and Alexander P. Waugh.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is the earliest documented surviving residence in Greenville and retains unusually intact exterior appearance and original center-hall plan. It cites stepped gables, a fanlight and sidelights, and a vestigial Palladian tripartite window as rare or notable style features. It also ties the house to the Waugh family's business, political and civic roles in the community.","narrative":"Built in 1826 in Greenville, the two-story brick house on West Main Street was constructed for James S. and Alexander P. Waugh, who ran a store and speculated in land in the town. Its features include stepped gables, a fanlight and sidelights at the paired entry doors, and a tripartite window on the second floor. The original center-hall plan survives largely intact, and the interior retains early stair and door details. Evidence of wallpaper and paint layers points to four decorating campaigns, including silver-leafed crown molding. Judge William Waugh, son of James, later served as bank cashier and president and was believed to be the oldest living graduate of the University of Pittsburgh when he died in 1910. The house is regarded as one of the most stylish residences in early Greenville and an important survivor of the town's early history.","period_of_significance":"1826","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal / Adams","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Front porch restored in 1997 and stepped gables rebuilt in 1996; the house has been converted to apartments and later acquired by the Greenville Area Historical Society.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:36.155516-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/98000402.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98000402/11a2953d20-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98000402/11a2953d20-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alexander_P._and_James_S._Waugh_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alexander_P._and_James_S._Waugh_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71995715","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_P._and_James_S._Waugh_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4719788"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/mercer-county/waugh-alexander-p-and-james-s-house-98000402/"}