Boal Mansion

Boal Mansion
The mansion in 2013
Boal Mansion is located in Pennsylvania
Boal Mansion
Location within Pennsylvania
Boal Mansion is located in the United States
Boal Mansion
Location within the United States
Map
Interactive map showing the location of Boal Mansion
LocationU.S. Route 322 and Pennsylvania Route 45 in Boalsburg, Harris Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°46′44″N 77°48′1″W / 40.77889°N 77.80028°W / 40.77889; -77.80028
Area38 acres (15 ha)
Built1809-1820
Built byDavid Boal; Theodore Davis Boal
Architectural styleBeaux Arts, Georgian
Restored1952
NRHP reference No.78002361[1]
Significant dates
Expanded1898-1905
Designated NRHPDecember 4, 1978 (1978-12-04)

Boal Mansion is a historic home located at Boalsburg, Harris Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania. The original pioneer cabin was built in 1809 and was a simple 1+1⁄2-story stone house. It was incorporated as the kitchen and kitchen hall when the house was expanded. The expansion is a two-story stone house in the Georgian style which measures 30 by 50 feet (9.1 by 15.2 m) and has a side hall plan. The house was expanded again between 1898 and 1905 by Theodore Davis Boal and introduced some Beaux-Arts style design. The main façade was expanded from three to five bays.

The collection on display includes the admiral's desk of Christopher Columbus, a lock of hair of Napoleon, two pieces of the true cross of Jesus and the carriages, tools and weapons of eight generations of Boals. Also on the property is the 16th century Columbus Chapel, which was imported from Spain in 1909; an 1898 hipped-roof carriage house; a silo and Boal Barn, previously a summer theater; a stone smoke house; and two outdoor fireplaces.[2] The house, open as a historic house museum, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1][3]

Nittany Theatre at the Barn

The Barn housed a theatre on the Boal Mansion property which was used as a playhouse during the summer months by the Nittany Theatre.[4] There were usually around six plays or musicals each summer with professional and local actors and actresses, as well as smaller theater projects. Penn State playwrights have also had premieres, read-throughs and dress rehearsals at the Barn.

  • The 1898 carriage house
    The 1898 carriage house
  • The 1909 Christopher Columbus chapel
    The 1909 Christopher Columbus chapel
  • The barn
    The barn

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#78002361)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Greg Ramsey and Bill McLaughlin (n.d.). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Boal Mansion. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 13, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
  3. ^ https://www.boalmuseum.com/
  4. ^ "Home". NITTANY THEATRE. Retrieved March 28, 2022.

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