The Isaac Meason House, also known as Mount Braddock, is a historic house located in Dunbar Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Completed in 1802, it is one of only two surviving Palladian style stone mansions from the period in the United States. Isaac Meason, for whom it was built, was an American Revolutionary War hero and early political power broker in the area, becoming the richest person in Fayette County due to his interest in iron furnaces.[4] The house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1990 for its architecture.[3][5]
The Isaac Meason House stands outside the hamlet of Mount Braddock, roughly midway between Connellsville and Uniontown at the southern end of Cellurale Drive off United States Route 119. It is prominently sited at the top of a local hill, with a circular stone wall with a gate at its center providing access to its front yard. It is a 2+1⁄2-story structure built out of locally quarried sandstone with an ashlar finish, and is built following a classical Palladian villa pattern. It has a central main block, flanked symmetrically by narrow hyphens connecting to single-story wings. Small outbuildings are then symmetrically placed beyond the outer wings, with the main driveway passing through the northern gap. The central bays of the center block on both the front and rear elevations are topped by a gabled pediment.[5]
Little is known about Isaac Meason, beyond his origins in Virginia and his success in the Pennsylvania iron industry; he established an iron foundry in Uniontown in 1791, believed to be the first commercially successful operation in the region. This house was built for him by Adam Wilson, a builder about whom little is also known, but is believed to have been brought to the United States from Scotland by Meason. It took about five years to build, and was completed in 1802. While there are a number of formal Palladian-style mansion houses built in the Federal period that survive, most only have a five-part plan, lacking the outbuildings, or have outbuildings built of wood if the main house is masonry. This house is, along with "Mount Airy" in Warsaw, Virginia, one of two that have the full suite of seven elements executed entirely in stone.[5]
The house remained in the Meason family until 1887.[5]
^"PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
^ ab. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2007.
^. Archived from the original on September 15, 2013.
^ abcdDan G. Deibler and George E. Thomas (December 1, 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Isaac Meason House" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Accompanying 10 photos, exterior and interior, from 1989. (3.00 MB)
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Meason mansion owners seek patrons to save historic home", Saturday, May 26, 2007
isaac, meason, house, also, known, mount, braddock, historic, house, located, dunbar, township, fayette, county, pennsylvania, completed, 1802, only, surviving, palladian, style, stone, mansions, from, period, united, states, isaac, meason, whom, built, americ. The Isaac Meason House also known as Mount Braddock is a historic house located in Dunbar Township Fayette County Pennsylvania Completed in 1802 it is one of only two surviving Palladian style stone mansions from the period in the United States Isaac Meason for whom it was built was an American Revolutionary War hero and early political power broker in the area becoming the richest person in Fayette County due to his interest in iron furnaces 4 The house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1990 for its architecture 3 5 Isaac Meason HouseU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S National Historic LandmarkPennsylvania state historical markerFront of the houseShow map of PennsylvaniaShow map of the United StatesLocationU S Route 119 North in Mount Braddock Dunbar Township PennsylvaniaCoordinates39 57 14 N 79 38 53 W 39 95389 N 79 64806 W 39 95389 79 64806Area4 acres 1 6 ha Built1802ArchitectIsaac Meason Adam WilsonArchitectural styleGeorgianNRHP reference No 71000707Significant datesAdded to NRHPJanuary 25 1971 2 Designated NHLJune 21 1990 3 Designated PHMCNovember 22 1946 1 Contents 1 Description and history 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksDescription and history editThe Isaac Meason House stands outside the hamlet of Mount Braddock roughly midway between Connellsville and Uniontown at the southern end of Cellurale Drive off United States Route 119 It is prominently sited at the top of a local hill with a circular stone wall with a gate at its center providing access to its front yard It is a 2 1 2 story structure built out of locally quarried sandstone with an ashlar finish and is built following a classical Palladian villa pattern It has a central main block flanked symmetrically by narrow hyphens connecting to single story wings Small outbuildings are then symmetrically placed beyond the outer wings with the main driveway passing through the northern gap The central bays of the center block on both the front and rear elevations are topped by a gabled pediment 5 Little is known about Isaac Meason beyond his origins in Virginia and his success in the Pennsylvania iron industry he established an iron foundry in Uniontown in 1791 believed to be the first commercially successful operation in the region This house was built for him by Adam Wilson a builder about whom little is also known but is believed to have been brought to the United States from Scotland by Meason It took about five years to build and was completed in 1802 While there are a number of formal Palladian style mansion houses built in the Federal period that survive most only have a five part plan lacking the outbuildings or have outbuildings built of wood if the main house is masonry This house is along with Mount Airy in Warsaw Virginia one of two that have the full suite of seven elements executed entirely in stone 5 The house remained in the Meason family until 1887 5 See also editList of National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places listings in Fayette County Pennsylvania Mount Airy Palladian Villa built by John Tayloe IIReferences edit PHMC Historical Markers Historical Marker Database Pennsylvania Historical amp Museum Commission Archived from the original on December 7 2013 Retrieved December 20 2013 National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service January 23 2007 a b Isaac Meason House National Historic Landmark summary listing National Park Service Archived from the original on June 6 2011 Retrieved November 15 2007 Meason House owners offer to give landmark away if you can dismantle move it Pittsburgh Post Gazette Archived from the original on September 15 2013 a b c d Dan G Deibler and George E Thomas December 1 1990 National Register of Historic Places Registration Isaac Meason House pdf National Park Service a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help and Accompanying 10 photos exterior and interior from 1989 3 00 MB External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Isaac Meason House Pittsburgh Post Gazette Meason mansion owners seek patrons to save historic home Saturday May 26 2007 Pittsburgh Live Historic landmark in Fayette for sale August 6 2005 Listing and photographs at the Historic American Buildings Survey Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Isaac Meason House amp oldid 1169119262, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
