{"nrhp_refnum":"98000566","name":"Burnt Cabins Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"LR23905 and US 522","address_restricted":false,"city":"Dublin","county":"Fulton County","state":"PA","lat":40.07852574550006,"lon":-77.89362260531682,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1998-05-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Engineering","Commerce","Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Burnt Cabins is a linear village historic district in the northeastern corner of Fulton County, Pennsylvania, oriented along the 18th-century Forbes Road and Three Mountain Road. It contains 44 contributing buildings and one contributing structure, most dating from the mid-19th century or later.","why_significant":"The district is significant for its link to the Forbes Road and Three Mountain Road as travel and drovers' routes, and for its vernacular village architecture representing three building periods. The village was twice bypassed by newer routes, which contributed to its surviving character. Its period of significance runs to 1941, when the Pennsylvania Turnpike bypassed the village.","narrative":"Burnt Cabins is a linear village in northeastern Fulton County, arranged along the 18th-century Forbes Road and the Three Mountain Road, which was laid out in 1771 as a shortcut east to Shippensburg. Its settlement followed the 1750 burning of cabins by provincial authorities, and the village took its name from that event. During the mid-19th century, drovers moving cattle to Philadelphia and New York used the Three Mountain Road to avoid turnpike tolls, which brought trade to its taverns, stores and hotels. The district contains 44 contributing buildings and one contributing structure, including the remnant trace of the Forbes-Three Mountain road. Its buildings show three phases: Greek Revival work from the early mid-19th century, late 19th-century Victorian Gothic and Queen Anne houses, and early 20th-century Foursquares and bungalows. The village was bypassed by the Pennsylvania Turnpike in 1941, and its surviving form reflects that long decline in through traffic.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1790-1941","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival, Gothic, Queen Anne, Victorian Gothic, Foursquare, Bungalow, Cape Cod; vernacular interpretations of Georgian, Federal and Greek Revival styles","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Most buildings retain high integrity; alterations include application of sidings and changes to windows; seven non-contributing buildings.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:37.657555-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/98000566.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98000566/79689fc0d0-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98000566/79689fc0d0-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"VitaleBaby (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Burtcabinsmill.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">VitaleBaby (talk)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Burtcabinsmill.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71992969","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnt_Cabins,_Pennsylvania","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5000187"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/fulton-county/burnt-cabins-historic-district-98000566/"}