John Roebling House

John Roebling House is a historic home located at Saxonburg, Butler County, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1832 and 1835, and is a two-story, brick and frame dwelling on a partially exposed basement. A two-story rear addition was built about 1904. Included in the listing is the Roebling Shop. It was built in 1841, and is a one-story, gable-roofed frame building covered in clapboard. It was the shop of noted civil engineer John A. Roebling (1806-1869), who was also a founder of Saxonburg.[2] Sometime after its listing, the shop was moved from its original location at the intersection of Rebecca and Main Streets, to Roebling Park, along Rebecca Street.

John Roebling Shop
Roebling Shop, April 2009
LocationRoebling Park, along Rebecca Street, Saxonburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°45′3″N 79°48′39″W
Area1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built1832-1835, 1841
NRHP reference No.76001610[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 13, 1976

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Charles Dunlevey (August 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John Roebling House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-30.


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