Phillip Taylor House

Phillip Taylor House, also known as the Pennsylvania Memorial Home, is a historic home located at Brookville, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1841, and is a two-story, brick dwelling with a rear two-story addition and flanking wood frame ell in the Italian Villa-style. The main building has a hipped roof and belvedere. The front facade is 5-bays wide and features an elaborately ornamented open porch. It was acquired for use as a soldier's convalescent home in 1889, and was used for that purpose into the 1970s.[2]

Phillip Taylor House
View from the north
LocationEuclid Ave., Brookville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates41°9′3″N 79°4′49″W
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Builtc. 1841
Architectural styleItalian Villa
NRHP reference No.82003790[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 22, 1982

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

  1. "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 David L. Taylor (October 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Phillip Taylor House" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-29.


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