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West Overton, West Overton, Westmoreland County, PA

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West Overton, West Overton, Westmoreland County, PA

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Summary

See also HABS PA-5655 through PA-5664 for additional information.
Significance: The Village of West Overton grew out of a family farm established in 1803 by henry Overholt. Coming to Westmoreland County from Bucks County, Overholt took over a small farm with 2 stills already in operation. In 181, his son, Abraham, acquired the farm. In 1837, Abraham Overholt added a grist mill to the farm and the following year he built a large residence of stone employing a Georgian floor plan...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N5
Survey number: HABS PA-5654
Building/structure dates: 1803 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1837 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1854 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1859 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1862 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1846 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1874 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1876 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1882 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1889 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1906 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1919 Subsequent Work

date_range

Date

1933 - 1970
person

Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Overholt, Henry
Overholt, Abraham
Overholt, Henry S
A. & H.S. Company
Overholt, Christian
Overholt, Abraham C
Sherrick, Jacob
Overholt, Aaron S, R
Frick, Henry Clay
Patterson, D P
Miller, M
Gilbert, Alex
Dillon, Andrew
Overholt, Elizabeth
Frick, Maria
Holmes, David
Tinstman, Jacob O
Overholt, Benjamin Franklin
Overholt, John S, R
A.S.R. Overholt & Company
A.C. Overholt & Company
Shallenberger, Lloyd
Hoover, Eli S
Haberly, Christian
Hauser, Jacob
Kough, Jacob
Harshman, Theodore
Hait, Margaret
Kough, Rebecca
Gardner, Tinsman E
Gardner, Joseph
Overholt, Mariah Stauffer
Booher, Jacob
Nicewanger, Daniel
Hunker, Fred
Rowan, Peter
Wurtz, David
Cruse, Peter
Ridenour, Henry M
Frick, Helen Clay
Rosenblum, Israel
Overholt, Karl F
Fayette-Westmoreland Branch, Western Pennsylvania Historical Society
West Overton Museums
Taylor, Luella Frick
Hoagland, Kim, transmitter
Fitzsimons, Gray, historian
Balachowski, Joseph D, delineator
Fleming, Victoria Ann, delineator
Chen, Janet, delineator
Colosimo, Robert Giacomo, delineator
Renaud, Richard J, P, delineator
Bergengren, Charles, historian
Hoagland, Alison K, historian
place

Location

West Overton (Pa.)40.11860, -79.57690
Google Map of 40.118602, -79.5768993
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Library of Congress
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