Brush Hill
- Also Known As: Old Scull House
- Address: 651 Brush Hill Rd
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1769/00/00 | Col John Irwin | Owner | Col John Irwin purchases property. Irwin's nephew will establish the town of Irwin in 1864. | |||
| 1793/00/00 | Col John Irwin | Architect | Col Irwin, who's first house was burned to the ground by Indians and his second was struck by lightning, builds a two-story, fieldstone mansion that will "withstand man and the elements", 1792-1793. | |||
| 1818/00/00 | Col Irwin sells Brush Hill for $1 to his grandson, John Irwin Scull, son of John and Polly Scull. | |||||
| 1822/00/00 | John Scull | Home | John Scull Sr leaves public life in Pittsburgh and retires to Brush Hill. | |||
| 1822/02/05 | Col John Irwin | Died | Col John Irwin dies age 81 in Irwin, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. He is buried in Union Cemetery in Irwin. | |||
| 1828/02/08 | John Scull | Died | John Scull dies at the home of his son, John Irwin Scull, in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. | |||
| 1949/00/00 | Brush Hill remains in the Scull family until 1949. | |||||
| 1977/00/00 | Don and Dilly Miller buy Brush Hill. Remodeling and restorations include adding a two-story veranda in a historically accurate style and digging out floorboards and 6 to 8 inches of cement and dirt to restore the original oak plank flooring. |
| Particulars for Brush Hill: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Area of Significance | Communications |
| Architectural Style | Federal Style |
| Building Type | Mansion |
| Criteria | Person |
| Owner | Private |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
| Area of Significance | Transportation |
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