Josiah Frost House


Josiah Frost House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Josiah Frost House, September 2011
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Location	Southern side of U.S. Route 40, west of Searight's Corners, Menallen Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°57′18″N 79°48′21″W / 39.95500°N 79.80583°W / 39.95500; -79.80583Coordinates: 39°57′18″N 79°48′21″W / 39.95500°N 79.80583°W / 39.95500; -79.80583
Area	less than one acre
Architectural style	Federal
MPS	National Road in Pennsylvania MPS
NRHP Reference #	96001209^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 24, 1996

Josiah Frost House is a historic home located at Menallen Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1816-1819, and is a two-story, rectangular, sandstone dwelling measuring 48 feet by 24 feet. It is in a vernacular Federal style. It was built as part of the Searight Tavern complex at Searight's Corners, an important stop for 19th-century travelers on the National Road.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Adam Baacke (May 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Josiah Frost House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-23.

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