National Register of Historic Places

Boughner, Alexander V., House

Greensboro, Greene County, Pennsylvania
Listed
March 9, 1995
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
95000114

About this property

Alexander V. Boughner House is a historic home located at Greensboro in Greene County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1857, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, three-bay, "I"-plan dwelling in the Greek Revival style. It has a rear kitchen ell. The front facade features a small entry porch with a hipped roof supported by four square columns. Alexander V. Boughner, born in 1830, was a third generation potter. The 1850s and 1860s were a prosperous time in the Greensboro area partially due to an 1856 extension of the slack water system of locks and dams on the Monongahela River allowing easier travel to and from Pittsburgh. Boughner participated in the general prosperity brought to the area by the stoneware industry, he remained active during the peak years in the 1870s and 1880s. He also branched out into a successful mercantile business. As was typical for the Greensboro area in that time, owner/managers lived on the same level as local artisans and workers; Boughner's home was a modest, yet substantial one. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

Location

Greensboro, Greene County, Pennsylvania
39.79166, -79.91384

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Sources

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When was Boughner, Alexander V., House listed on the National Register?

Boughner, Alexander V., House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 9, 1995.

What type of historic resource is Boughner, Alexander V., House?

Boughner, Alexander V., House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Boughner, Alexander V., House is recorded as the industrial era.

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