Espy House

Espy House
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)

Location:	123 Pitt St., Bedford, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:	40°1′10″N 78°30′11″W / 40.01944, -78.50306Coordinates: 40°1′10″N 78°30′11″W / 40.01944, -78.50306
Built/Founded:	1770
Architect:	Unknown
Architectural style(s):	No Style Listed
Designated as NHL:	July 28, 1983^[1]
Added to NRHP:	November 19, 1974^[2]
NRHP Reference#:	74001750
Governing body:	Private

Espy House, also known as David Espy House or Gen. Arthur St. Clair Office is a house in Bedford, Pennsylvania. The house is significant for its association with American Revolutionary War General Arthur St. Clair and for its use by George Washington when putting down the Whiskey Rebellion.

David Espy "was the prothonotary of Bedford County in 1778 and the owner of the house when Washington stayed there in 1794."^[3]

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b David Espy House. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2008-02-08.
^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
^ ^a ^b Charles W. Snell and James W. Sheire (1982), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Espy House / Espy House (General Arthur St. Clair Office)PDF (32 KB), National Park Service and Accompanying 3 photos, exterior, from 1972 and 1974.PDF (32 KB)

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