title: Hill House (Boalsburg, Pennsylvania)
text: # Hill House (Boalsburg, Pennsylvania)
  
  Hill House, also known as the Col. James Johnston House, is an historic home which is located in Boalsburg, Harris Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania.
  
  It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
  
  ## History and architectural features
  
  Built sometime around 1830, Hill House is a two-and-one-half-story, five-bay, stone dwelling with a gable roof, attic, and basement, which measures 46 by 24 feet (14.0 by 7.3 m). It has a stone and frame rear kitchen ell that measures 20 by 18 feet (6.1 by 5.5 m), and was built by Col. James Johnston, one of the principal figures in the growth of the town of Boalsburg.
  
  It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
  
  