National Register of Historic Places

Isett, Jacob, House and Store

Arch Spring, Blair County, Pennsylvania
Listed
March 28, 1997
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
97000290

About this property

The Jacob Isett House and Store, also known as Arch Spring Farm, is an historic home and store building that is located in Arch Spring, Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. The property includes the Jacob Isett House (1805), store (1799), and summer kitchen; five wood frame outbuildings (c. 1870); and various archaeological remains. The house is a 2+1⁄2-story, seven-bay, limestone dwelling, which was designed in a vernacular Georgian style. Connected to the house is the one-story summer kitchen. The store is a two-story limestone building. The wood frame outbuildings are a wood shed, weigh shed, stable, barn, and implement shed. The archaeological site includes the remains of an integrated mill village.

Location

Arch Spring, Blair County, Pennsylvania
40.60448, -78.20656

Categories

ARCHITECTUREEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT
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Sources

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When was Isett, Jacob, House and Store listed on the National Register?

Isett, Jacob, House and Store was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 28, 1997.

What type of historic resource is Isett, Jacob, House and Store?

Isett, Jacob, House and Store is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Isett, Jacob, House and Store?

The period of significance for Isett, Jacob, House and Store is recorded as the industrial era.

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