John Hanna House, Township Route 359, approximately 1700 feet West of Water Street, Lock Haven, Clinton County, PA

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Significance: The early 19th century John Hanna House is significant for its association with the Hanna family, for its architectural style and materials, and for its age. The Hanna family was the principal landowning family throughout the 19th century in the Upper Lockport and Monseytown Flats areas of Woodward Township. John Hanna, an early settler, purchases 6,800 acres in 1801 and built the John Hanna House. His descendants continued to occupy the land for approximately 150 years. Additionally, the community of Upper Lockport was developed from Hanna land. Specifically, William White, who developed Upper Lockport, purchased the land from John Hanna's son, Joseph. The John Hanna House is also significant for its distinctive Federal-style design and substantial stone construction, both rare in Clinton County. Lastly, the house is one of the few surviving examples in Woodward Township of a farmhouse built before the introduction of the West Branch Canal in the 1830s. The building also pre-dates the founding of Lock Haven and Woodward Townships. Samuel Haussener, the current owner of the house performed extensive alterations to the house and is responsible for its present appearance.
Survey number: HABS PA-5525
Building/structure dates: ca. 1801 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1813 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1971 Subsequent Work