Lynn Hall
Why it's listed
Built around 1935 in Liberty Township near Port Allegany, Lynn Hall is a two-story restaurant and residence of concrete slabs faced with blue limestone and sandstone, set into a wooded hillside along U.S. Route 6. Walter J. Hall, a local contractor, began the core, and his son, architect Raymond Viner Hall, designed the 1938 card room, which served as his office, and the second-floor apartment completed in 1944. The building has a flat roof, wide overhanging eaves, steel-frame windows, and cantilevered decks, and its interior holds original built-in furniture, cork floors, and a stone pool fed by a spring. The nomination treats it as an unusually complete example of Wright-influenced modernism in Pennsylvania, shaped by the Halls' contact with Wright's Fallingwater project. The restaurant operated locally from 1938 into the early 1950s.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the building is a distinctive example of modernist architecture in Pennsylvania, shaped by the collaboration of builder Walter Hall and his architect son. Its design was influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright, and it reflects Wrightian features such as built-in furniture, radiant floor heat, and indirect lighting. The building is also tied to Walter Hall's contact with Wright's work and the Fallingwater project.
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 07000033, listed February 7, 2007. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | W side of US 6, 1.5 mi. W of Port Allegany, Liberty Township |
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| County | McKean County |
| Listed | February 7, 2007 |
| Reference number | 07000033 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | c.1935-1944 |
| Architect / builder | Hall, Walter J. and Hall, Raymond Viner |
| Architectural style | Modern Movement; Wrightian |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Acreage | 9 |
| Coordinates | 41.82687, -78.30682 (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 07000033.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q15243201
- This listing as JSON
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