National Register of Historic Places

Jennings-Gallagher House

California, Washington County, Pennsylvania
Listed
March 28, 1996
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
96000318

About this property

The Jennings–Gallagher House is an historic building that is located at the corner of Fifth and Wood Streets, at 429 Wood Street, in California, Pennsylvania, United States. It retains its original woodwork, stained glass and fireplaces. A colonial revival-style house, it was built in 1903 by Jonathan Winnett Jennings, a Methodist minister from the Monongahela Valley. The house stayed in the Jennings family until 1919; in 1930 when it was acquired by the Gallagher family. Charles Gallagher was the general superintendent of the Allied Chemical Corporation at Newell, Pennsylvania, a director of People's National Bank and a Trustee of California University of Pennsylvania. In 1993, it was donated to the Historical Society. The house is designated as a historic residential landmark/farmstead by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation. Clinton E. Piper (September 1995). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Jennings--Gallagher House. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 11, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)

Location

429 Wood St.
California, Washington County, Pennsylvania
40.06443, -79.89040

Categories

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Sources

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When was Jennings-Gallagher House listed on the National Register?

Jennings-Gallagher House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 28, 1996.

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Jennings-Gallagher House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Jennings-Gallagher House is recorded as the industrial era.

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