Andrew Rabb House

Andrew Rabb House

The house in September 2014
Location Off Pennsylvania Route 166 north of Masontown, German Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°52′15″N 79°54′27″W / 39.87083°N 79.90750°W / 39.87083; -79.90750Coordinates: 39°52′15″N 79°54′27″W / 39.87083°N 79.90750°W / 39.87083; -79.90750
Area 0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built 1794
Architectural style vernacular Georgian
MPS Whiskey Rebellion Resources in Southwestern Pennsylvania MPS
NRHP Reference # 92001497[1]
Added to NRHP November 12, 1992

Andrew Rabb House is a historic home located at German Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1773, and is a 2 12-story, 5-bay, stone dwelling in a vernacular Georgian style. It measures 44 feet by 24 feet. Andrew Rabb (c. 1740 – 1804) was a locally prominent and wealthy distiller who was significant in the Whiskey Rebellion in Fayette County.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Jerry A. Clouse (July 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Andrew Rabb House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-23.


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