The Crooked House

The Crooked House We are building public art, preserving history, and transforming community spaces. We are building and sustaining art in everyday spaces.

The Crooked House sculpture is a life-size (16.5 ft x 22.5 ft.) concrete sculpture of a historic house, which had deteriorated beyond repair. The final piece will be installed five feet from the sidewalk in the original footprint of the house in the small town of Milesburg, Pennsylvania, situated on a main street in neighborhood green space created specifically for The Crooked House. This project w

ill bring a piece of contemporary art to the everyday life of the 1,231 residents. The front of the sculpture preserves the details of the house and the back incorporates hand prints and mementos from the 1850's and today. Inspired by his studies in Rome and the sculptures and ruins that punctuate every day Italian life, Artistic Director Benjamin Fehl’s vision is to liberate art from traditional museum spaces and metropolitan venues and bring it to small towns. Public art placemaking in the heartland has the potential to enrich communities and prompt conversations around creativity, culture, and community. By preserving a historical landmark, Benjamin Fehl’s sculpture invites small town residents to engage with both old and new, expanding their experience of art beyond the traditional town square statue that preserves history primarily as biography. The Crooked House project recasts the concept of “memorial” into contemporary art; it invites folks to look at history through a new lens. At the same time, The Crooked House's innovative placemaking invites tourists to step in close and begin conversations with people and communities beyond their traditional urban neighborhoods. Benjamin Fehl explains: “It’s about cultural exchange. It’s about bringing diverse communities with diverse ideas together over art that is both accessible and pushes boundaries. We are weaving together past and present; small town residents with urban visitors. We are expanding conversations and broadening communities around art.”

This decade long project is heading towards completion. Supported by community donations of materials, money, hard work and grants from the Happy Valley Adventure Bureau, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and the Puffin Foundation, the first phase of this project has been funded and finished. You can help finish the second phase with your gift.

Keeping up the holiday spirits at The Crooked House!
12/18/2025

Keeping up the holiday spirits at The Crooked House!

Stop by today, we will be out front until 6. S’mores, hot chocolate and send a letter to Santa. May all your wishes come...
11/29/2025

Stop by today, we will be out front until 6. S’mores, hot chocolate and send a letter to Santa. May all your wishes come true!

Naughty or nice? Stop by tomorrow and send your wish list to Santa. 11-6. Warm beverages and snacks.
11/29/2025

Naughty or nice? Stop by tomorrow and send your wish list to Santa. 11-6. Warm beverages and snacks.

Milesburg, Home For the Holidays Join us Saturday, November 29th, from 11am–6pm for a day packed with small-town charm a...
11/24/2025

Milesburg, Home For the Holidays
Join us Saturday, November 29th, from 11am–6pm for a day packed with small-town charm and holiday cheer!
Local organizations all around town are hosting festive activities the whole family will love. Kids can drop off their letters to Santa at The Crooked House, and everyone can warm up by the fire to roast marshmallows and make S’mores.
Bring the family, bring your friends, we can’t wait to see you!

Making progress! We’re building the on-site platform to receive the mold. Concrete next
11/20/2025

Making progress! We’re building the on-site platform to receive the mold. Concrete next

11/11/2025
Lots of fun coloring at The Crooked House.
08/17/2025

Lots of fun coloring at The Crooked House.

04/11/2025

The vision.
The dream.
The project.




Love where you live? Give where you live.Centre Foundation's 36-hour online giving event is set to begin on May 14 at 8 ...
04/11/2025

Love where you live? Give where you live.

Centre Foundation's 36-hour online giving event is set to begin on May 14 at 8 am and conclude on May 15 at 8 pm. This event is designed to support the great work of local nonprofits serving Centre County.

Here's why -- and how -- local nonprofits need you May 14 & May. 15.

Centre Gives is all about giving back to your community - join us on May 14 & 15 at CentreGives.org!

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