On April 22, 1976, the Marshall House became the first building in Armstrong County to be added to the Pennsylvania Inventory of Historic Places. In May 1976, it was also placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Many local groups helped with the renovation by redecorating one room each. Through the extraordinary efforts of many individuals and organizations, the house was opened to the public on July 4, 1976.
The Marshall House was built by Thomas H. Marshall in 1868. It is considered historically important not only because of the Marshall Family's contribution to the History of Dayton but also because of the building's architecture and function. The Marshall House afforded its residents many more comforts than most homes of the time and even had running water.
The Marshall House Museum is administered by the Dayton Area Local History Society and is open Saturdays from Memorial Day until mid-October from 2:00 PM—4:00 PM and by appointment for tours. The Society also serves homestyle meals several times a month by reservation well in advance. At Christmas time, the house is richly decorated with the joy of the season and open to the public.
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Leechburg Area Museum and Historical Society is located in the David Leech house -- the oldest house in Leechburg.
The County’s third Courthouse, built in 1856, is an elegant structure with a large portico, stone columns, and a highly ornamented dome. The former jail is a gothic-style structure attached to the Courthouse.
Consistent with its mission statement, the Freeport Area Historical Society purchased the Valley Mills and adjacent property in 1998. The purpose is to rehabilitate the building into an operational mill, creating an atmosphere similar to that of the mid-1900s.
The building was erected in 1909 as the Apollo headquarters for the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. It housed the first public library in Apollo and Armstrong County. The building is now the home of the Apollo Area Historical Society and its museum.
Drake's Log Cabin is a one-room log cabin that shows how early settlers lived. Items from the era are on display.
St. Stephen's Old Stone Church is a Protestant Episcopal Church located near the remains of the Bradys Bend Iron Company furnaces. In 1867, the company's trustees granted a parcel of land to each of six religious groups upon receiving $1.00.