O.B. Grant House

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O.B. Grant House
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O.B. Grant House, June 2009
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Location610 W. Main St., Ridgway Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 41°25′17″N78°44′57″W / 41.42139°N 78.74917°W / 41.42139; -78.74917
Arealess than one acre
Built1870
ArchitectHyde-Murphy Company
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No. 04000268 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 5, 2004

O.B. Grant House is a historic home located at Ridgway in Elk County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1870 in the Italianate style. It is a two-story, balloon-frame dwelling resting on a stone foundation and capped by an intersecting gable roof. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Retrieved 2010-04-10.Note: This includes David L. Taylor (September 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: O.B. Grant House" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-04-10. and "Accompanying two photographs".