McClelland Homestead
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McClelland Homestead
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Buildings on the McClelland Farm
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| Location | McClelland Road, North Beaver Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania |
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| Nearest city | Bessemer |
| Coordinates | 40°59′37″N 80°27′3″W / 40.99361°N 80.45083°WCoordinates: 40°59′37″N 80°27′3″W / 40.99361°N 80.45083°W |
| Area | 2.3 acres (0.93 ha) |
| Built | 1840 |
| Architectural style | Federal, Vernacular Federal |
| NRHP Reference # | 89000359 |
| Added to NRHP | May 17, 1989 |
The McClelland Homestead is a historic farm in western Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located along McClelland Road northeast of Bessemer, the farm complex includes buildings constructed in the middle of the 19th century. It has been designated a historic site because of its well-preserved architecture.
William McClelland purchased property in what today is part of North Beaver Township in 1807 and operated it successfully; by the time that he sold it to his son Joseph in 1848, he had become a prosperous farmer. According to an 1872 map, the farm was composed of lands on the northern side of what is today McClelland Road. Joseph gave up ownership of the property in 1895, but the farm remained in the McClelland family at least into the 1980s. In 1989, the farm consisted of approximately 89 acres (36 ha).
Eight buildings and structures compose the McClelland Farm complex: the barn, a silo, the farmhouse, a small square shed, a machinery shed, a chicken coop, a hog house, and a corn crib. Three of these buildings — the house, the barn, and the machinery shed — contribute to the historic nature of the farm, while the remaining structures are unoriginal or have been heavily modified.
Joseph McClelland's house is the most significant building on the farm. A two-story farmhouse erected in the 1840s, it is primarily a Federal structure; its foundation is stone, the walls are brick, topped with corbelling and rising to gables, and the roof is covered with slates. Its leading architectural feature is a grand Palladian window above the main entrance; such a window is unknown in other period houses in Lawrence County.
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