Hardman Philips House, also known as Moshannon Hall and Halehurst, is a historic home located at Philipsburg

Philipsburg, Pennsylvania

There are three places named Philipsburg in the state of Pennsylvania:*Philipsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania*Philipsburg, Fayette County, Pennsylvania*Philipsburg, Washington County, PennsylvaniaAlso, Phillipsburg in the state of Pennsylvania:...

, Centre County, Pennsylvania

Centre County, Pennsylvania

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. The house was originally built as a 2 1/2-story, Georgian

Georgian architecture

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 style building with a gable roof. The original house was buit about 1813. It was later modified to its present form as a 3 1/2-story, 7-bay long dwelling with a gambrel roof. The exterior is coated in stucco

Stucco

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, and a full length front and side porch encircles the first story. Many of these modifications and additions took place about 1884.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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in 1978.