Benjamin F. Jones Cottage
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Front and side (west corner) in September 2014
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Location | Third St., Cresson Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States |
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Coordinates | 40°27′27″N 78°35′30″W / 40.45750°N 78.59167°WCoordinates: 40°27′27″N 78°35′30″W / 40.45750°N 78.59167°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1888 |
Architectural style | Queen Anne |
NRHP Reference # | 95000125 |
Added to NRHP | February 24, 1995 |
The Benjamin Franklin Jones Cottage (also known as Braemar Cottage) is a cottage on the National Register of Historic Places in Cresson Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States.
In 1990, the mansion was purchased by a group that desired to restore it. In November 2009, a county judge declared the declining property a nuisance and ordered that it be demolished. When the historical group appealed to the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, the town supervisors agreed to postpone the demolition until May 2010. A request for a $150,000 grant that the group hoped could fund renovations was rejected.
The structure was saved from demolition in 2011 when it was purchased by a Cresson, Pennsylvania couple who intended to restore it.