Mount Pleasant Township in Norvelt in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Adam Fisher Homestead

Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 1, 2025

1. Adam Fisher Homestead Marker

Inscription.
Built c. 1837
Has been placed on the
National Register
Of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1837.

Location. 40° 13.155′ N, 79° 30.149′ W. Marker is in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is in Mount Pleasant Township. It is on Brinkerton Road 0.4 miles west of Mount Pleasant Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2231 Brinkerton Road, Norvelt PA 15674, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Laurel Highlands

and in Greater Pittsburgh.

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 Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Norvelt (approx. ¾ mile away); Norvelt Honor Roll (approx. ¾ mile away); Armbrust Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.2 miles away); Armbrust Honor Roll (approx. 2.6 miles away); Sgt Stephen J. Siko Memorial (approx. 3½ miles away); Westmoreland County Community College Veterans Memorial (approx. 3½ miles away); 9/11 Memorial (approx. 3½ miles away); Standard Shaft Mine and Coke Works (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Norvelt.

Regarding Adam Fisher Homestead.

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Also known as Artuso Farm, the historic house was built in 1837, and is a two-story, five bay brick dwelling with a cut sandstone foundation in a vernacular Federal style. The farmstead includes the following contributing outbuildings: a combination smoke-house/bake oven/coal-house, a combination summer kitchen/wash house, and a cooper's shed. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 28, 1991.

Adam Fisher Homestead and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 1, 2025

2. Adam Fisher Homestead and Marker

Marker is located at the right of the front door.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 197 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 10, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.