The Curtin Residence, located at 120 West High Street, was the original home of Andrew Gregg Curtin who served as the Republican Governor of Pennsylvania from 1861a 1867. Curtin may be better known for organizing the famed “Pennsylvania Reserves,” who saved Washington, DC from capture by Confederate forces following the first Battle of Bull Run.
Constructed in 1868 upon his return to Bellefonte, the native limestone home is a superb example of Tuscan revival architecture with handsome bracketing. The front porch was constructed from piers of a viaduct built over Spring Creek in 1895 and later demolished, that was added to the building by the Elks who purchased the property in 1909.