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Oak Hall Historic District

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Built
  
c. 1825

Area
  
14 ha

NRHP Reference #
  
79002185

Added to NRHP
  
25 October 1979

Oak Hall Historic District

Location
  
SR 871, Oak Hall, College Township, Pennsylvania

Architectural style
  
Late Victorian, Georgian

Oak Hall Historic District is a national historic district located at College Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 17 contributing buildings and 3 contributing structures in Oak Hall. The district includes the mansion house once owned by General James Irvin, the Irvin stone barn (c. 1825), and grist mill site. The Irvin Mansion was built about 1825, and is a 2 1/2-story, five bay limestone house with a center hall plan and gable roof. It features a mix of Georgian and Late Victorian style details. Associated with the mansion are a small shed, wagon shed / ice house, a smokehouse, and privy. The remains of the grist mill were rebuilt as a residence in 1961. Also in the district are the Johnstonbaugh House (c. 1825), Benjamin Peters House (c. 1860), and Garman House (1866).

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

References

Oak Hall Historic District Wikipedia