Josiah Frost House

Coordinates: 39°57′18″N 79°48′21″W / 39.95500°N 79.80583°W / 39.95500; -79.80583
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Josiah Frost House
Josiah Frost House is located in Pennsylvania
Josiah Frost House
Josiah Frost House is located in the United States
Josiah Frost House
LocationSouthern side of U.S. Route 40, west of Searight's Corners, Menallen Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°57′18″N 79°48′21″W / 39.95500°N 79.80583°W / 39.95500; -79.80583
Arealess than one acre
Architectural styleFederal
MPSNational Road in Pennsylvania MPS
NRHP reference No.96001209[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 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. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "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.