The Gray-Taylor House is an historic, American home that is located in Brookville,

Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Jefferson County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,492. Its county seat is Brookville. The county was established on March 26, 1804, from part of Lycoming County and later organized ...

. Located in the Brookville Historic District, it was added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1979.

History and architectural features

Built in 1882, this historic structure is a three-story, brick dwelling with a two-story rear wing. Designed in the

Second Empire Second Empire may refer to: * Second British Empire, used by some historians to describe the British Empire after 1783 * Second Bulgarian Empire (1185–1396) * Second French Empire (1852–1870) ** Second Empire architecture, an architectural styl ...

style, it features a three-story projecting bay window, a

mansard roof A mansard or mansard roof (also called a French roof or curb roof) is a four-sided gambrel-style hip roof characterised by two slopes on each of its sides, with the lower slope, punctured by dormer windows, at a steeper angle than the upper. The ...

, and a one-story open porch across the front facade. ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the

in 1979. It is located in the Brookville Historic District.

References

{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Second Empire architecture in Pennsylvania Houses completed in 1882 Houses in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania