Last updated on February 16, 2026
The historic Wheeler-Knight House is an abandoned residence along the National Pike in Centerville, Pennsylvania.
The Wheeler–Knight House stands along the historic National Road near Brownsville, Pennsylvania.
On March 29, 1839, Jonathan Knight purchased 173 acres in what is now Centerville Borough, Fayette County. Knight served in both houses of the Pennsylvania legislature and later in the United States Congress. Trained as a surveyor and civil engineer, he worked extensively in this section of the county. During the 1820s, he served as a commissioner for the National Pike, where he helped oversee improvements to the federally funded highway. Knight also laid out the towns of Beallsville and Scenery Hill in Pennsylvania. The town of Knightstown was named in his honor.
In 1809, Knight married Ann Heston of the Westland Quaker Church. His grandson, John Henry Knight, later served on the Centerville Borough Council in 1896.
The property subsequently passed to Oliver Taylor, William Pepper, and S. Coletti.
This house is still abandon and is in horrible shape. There are many pictures of the interior online. It is not for sale, as it still sit on a farm.
Is it still abandoned? Is it for sale? How much? What’s the extent of the damages? Who currently owns it?