Upper St. Clair Township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Fulton Log House

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 3, 2025

1. Fulton Log House Marker

Inscription.
The Fulton Log House
Circa 1830
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: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1830.

Location. 40° 19.979′ N, 80° 4.237′ W. Marker is in Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Upper St. Clair Township. It is on McLaughlin Run Road 0.1 miles north of Washington Road (U.S. 19), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1821 McLaughlin Run Road, Pittsburgh PA 15241, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Upper St. Clair Veterans Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Bethel Presbyterian Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); Peter S. Edwards, Jr. (approx. 2.2 miles away); Schoolhouse Arts Center (approx. 2.2 miles away); Bridgeville Public Library Founders 1962 (approx. 2.7 miles away); Bridgeville Railroad Depot (approx. 2.7 miles away); Murray House (approx. 2.8 miles away); Bridgeville District Honor Roll (approx. 2.8 miles away).

Regarding Fulton Log House.

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Alexander Gilfillan settled in Upper St. Clair Township in the late 1760s and eventually owned 413 acres. About 1830, he or his son, John, built houses for his workers including four or five log houses, with only one surviving to the present. This house remained in the Gilfillan Family until 1899. James E. and Emily Fulton bought the house in 1923 as a summer home. Their son James Grove Fulton was a lifelong bachelor and served in the U.S. Congress from 1945 to 1971. His estate sold the house to Upper St. Clair Township in 1972. Once covered with white clapboard siding in an attempt to preserve the structure, the 1830 Log House Association restored the house and now uses it for educational purposes. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 6, 1975, reference No. 75001610.

Also see . . . Fulton Log House National Register Nomination Form. (Submitted on October 4, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Fulton Log House and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 3, 2025

2. Fulton Log House and Marker

The marker is located on the right side of the door.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 83 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 4, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.