Crawford, William, House
Why it's listed
Built around 1815 in Cumberland Township near Carmichaels, Greene County, this two-and-a-half story, three-bay house is a vernacular full-dovetail log structure set on rubblestone, later covered with horizontal weatherboarding. Its hall and parlor plan follows an earlier tradition, with a larger hall serving as the main living room and a smaller parlor for privacy. The interior retains plastered first-floor walls, a Federal-style mantel in the parlor, and unplastered, whitewashed second-floor walls. No twentieth-century heating, plumbing, bathroom or kitchen was added, so the original room arrangement survives. The house is important for its link to William Crawford, a local militia colonel and justice of the peace who represented Cumberland Township at the 1794 Parkinson's Ferry meeting during the Whiskey Rebellion. He was charged with treason after the Braddock's Field gathering and was acquitted at his 1795 trial. The house is one of few surviving log dwellings from its period in southwestern Pennsylvania.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house is an unusually well-preserved early log dwelling from the first period of settlement in Greene County and is the surviving structure most importantly associated with William Crawford, a local political and military leader in the Whiskey Rebellion. Crawford was charged with treason and later acquitted at trial in 1795. The form notes few log houses from this period survive and none in the county can be documented to before 1798.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 92001496, listed November 12, 1992. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Off jct. of Brown's Ferry Rd. and Stevenson's Ln., Cumberland Township, Carmichaels |
|---|---|
| County | Greene County |
| Listed | November 12, 1992 |
| Reference number | 92001496 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | C. 1815 |
| Architectural style | Vernacular log dwelling (hall/parlor plan) |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Politics/Government, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Roof sound; siding and foundation deteriorated; rear kitchen ell partially demolished; no twentieth-century heating or plumbing installed. |
| Acreage | 0.5 |
| Coordinates | 39.89434, -79.94895 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 92001496.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q8007274
- This listing as JSON
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