The Macfarlane House

James Macfarlane built his 1854 Greek Revival home on land given to him by his father-in-law, Edward Overton, a lawyer, landowner, and successful local businessman. Macfarlane, also a lawyer and trained engineer, managed the Barclay Mines. In 1873 he wrote The Coal Regions of America, and in 1876 he published An American Geological Railway Guide. Built late in the Greek Revival period, the house shows many influences of the later Italianate style, particularly wide eaves and bracketing. In this home, the Macfarlanes reared their three sons and three daughters. Their eldest son, Edward, became superintendent of the Long Valley Coal Company, and another son, James, became president judge of Allegheny County.

Towanda, Pennsylvania · United States