Kingston House

For other uses, see Kingston House (disambiguation).
Kingston House

Kingston House, July 2012
Location U.S. Route 30, northeast of Youngstown, Unity Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°17′28″N 79°20′29″W / 40.29111°N 79.34139°W / 40.29111; -79.34139Coordinates: 40°17′28″N 79°20′29″W / 40.29111°N 79.34139°W / 40.29111; -79.34139
Area 1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built c. 1815, 1830
Built by Johnson, Alexander
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference # 83002286[1]
Added to NRHP June 30, 1983

Kingston House, also known as the Johnston House, is a historic inn and tavern located in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1815, and is a 2 1/2-story, rubble stone building, five bays wide. It has a center hall plan in the Federal style. Attached to the house is a 1 1/2-story, masonry wing built in 1830. It was built by Alexander Johnston, who was innkeeper and host to guests including presidential candidates William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor. His third son William F. Johnston (1808-1872) served as Governor of Pennsylvania from 1848 to 1851.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[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 George Swetnam and Helene Smith (May 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Kingston House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-10.


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