{"nrhp_refnum":"02000475","name":"Evans, Ann Cunningham, House","other_names":[],"category":"site","location":{"address":"6132 Twenty-eighth Division Hwy.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Caernarvon","county":"Lancaster County","state":"PA","lat":40.11235662000007,"lon":-75.98297250499996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-05-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-a-half story stone house on a one-acre lot in Beartown, a small crossroads village in Caernarvon Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was built c. 1814 for Ann Cunningham Evans, widow of James Evans.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a locally significant example of Federal style architecture, with a punch and gouge carved wooden cornice, Federal interior woodwork and stair, and a three-bay side hall plan. It is described as unusually high in Federal detailing for the township, and its rear ell and two twentieth-century side additions are presented as sympathetic to the original character.","narrative":"Built around 1814 in Beartown, a crossroads village in Caernarvon Township, Lancaster County, this two-and-a-half story ironstone house has three bays, a side hall plan and a gable roof. Ann Cunningham Evans, widow of James Evans, had it constructed on a one-acre lot she bought from her neighbor Cyrus Jacobs for $300. The south elevation carries a punch and gouge carved wooden cornice, and the interior has attenuated stair balusters, carved stair brackets, reeded trim and a gouge carved mantel. The house is regarded as an unusually refined example of Federal design for eastern Lancaster County, where most farmhouses of the period show little decoration. A rear ell of the same date and a 1930 sunroom and a 1950-1951 east addition with a garage and kitchen are set back from the main facade and built in matching materials.","period_of_significance":"c. 1814","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Early Republic: Federal","criteria":["C"],"status_note":null,"vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:35.855486-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/02000475.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000475/79cced1512-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000475/79cced1512-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:6132_US_322_LanCo_PA.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:6132_US_322_LanCo_PA.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71994873","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Cunningham_Evans_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4766344"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/lancaster-county/evans-ann-cunningham-house-02000475/"}