David Bradford House Museum

David Bradford House Museum
Category
Address
175 S Main St, Washington, PA 15301
Operating schedule
Sunday Closed
Monday Closed
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday 10 AM–4 PM
Thursday 10 AM–4 PM
Friday
(Good Friday)
10 AM–4 PM
Hours might differ
Saturday 10 AM–4 PM
Phone number
724 222 3604

David Bradford was a successful lawyer, businessman, and Deputy Attorney General of Washington County Pennsylvania when his house was completed in 1788.David Bradford and his family lived in this house from 1788 to 1794. By 1794 he had become a prominent figure in the "Whiskey Rebellion". 

This insurrection was caused, in part, by the lack of federal courts (which necessitated trips to Philadelphia for trial), large numbers of absentee landlords, lack of protection from the Indians, and the high excise tax on whiskey. President George Washington ordered 12,000 to13,000 troops to the Washington Pennsylvania area. This was the first test of the power of the new government. Bradford, under threat of arrest, headed south to Spanish West Florida (Louisiana). Bradford later received a Presidential Pardon and his family sold the house and followed him south.


The furnishings are those which were used at that time in Pennsylvania and would reflect Bradford's place in society. A management agreement was signed in 1982, turning the management of the Bradford House over to the Bradford House Historical Association. 

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