Lock Haven in Clinton County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Jacob Grafius House

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 12, 2024

1. Jacob Grafius House NRHP Marker

Inscription.

This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.

Location. 41° 8.287′ N, 77° 26.582′ W. Marker is in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, in Clinton County. It is on Water Street east of Grove Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 209-217 East Water Street, Lock Haven PA 17745, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Pennsylvania Wilds

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Korean War Honored Dead (a few steps from this marker); Vietnam War Honored Dead (a few steps from this marker); The American Revolution (a few steps from this marker); The American Civil War (within shouting distance of this marker); World War I (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II - European Theater (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II - Pacific Theater (within shouting distance of this marker); Korean War (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lock Haven.

Regarding Jacob Grafius House. Statement of Significance Excerpt:

By 1860, Pennsylvania was the largest

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producer of lumber in the United States; in 1880 it was the third largest producer. In I883 the aggregate cutting capacity in the Lock Haven mills was one hundred million feet per year.

Today the remaining visual heritage of this wealth extracted from this frontier community are the homes of those men who were responsible for this lumber industry, and the commercial buildings of the mercantile community that developed to service the people associated with the lumber industry. Most of the historic buildings in this District are related to the lumber industry.

Also see . . . Water Street National Register Historic District Nomination Form. (Submitted on July 19, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Jacob Grafius House Entry and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 12, 2024

2. Jacob Grafius House Entry and Marker

Jacob Grafius House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 12, 2024

3. Jacob Grafius House

Credits. This page was last revised on July 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 19, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 217 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 19, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.