{"nrhp_refnum":"04000065","name":"Breyer, Henry W., Sr., House","other_names":["Haredith","Cheltenham Township Municipal Building"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"8230 Old York Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Eilkins Park, Cheltenham","county":"Montgomery County","state":"PA","lat":40.08157803200004,"lon":-75.12762681499999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2004-02-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large 2 1/2-story Colonial Revival stone house built in 1915 on Old York Road near the crest of Ogontz Hill in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, now used as a municipal building. A 1915 garage is also counted as a contributing building.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an important local example of early 20th century residential architecture, with elaborate materials and interior Art Nouveau and Art Deco elements. It also argues the house is significant for its association with Henry W. Breyer Sr., head of the Breyer Ice Cream company, who built it.","narrative":"Built in 1915 on a hilltop along Old York Road in Cheltenham Township, this large 2 1/2-story stone house was designed by the Philadelphia firm Koelle, Speth & Company in the Colonial Revival style. Its cut limestone walls, slate gable roof, and full-height Doric porch give it a formal presence, while its irregular plan, with wings and a porte cochere, departs from the usual symmetrical house of the period. Inside, marble, mahogany, and walnut appear throughout, along with Art Nouveau and Art Deco detailing. The house was built for Henry W. Breyer Sr., who headed the Breyer Ice Cream company founded by his father, William, in 1866. Breyer died in 1936, and the house was later sold to a congregation and then to Cheltenham Township, which has used it for municipal offices. Its architecture and its link to a prominent Philadelphia businessman are the basis for its listing.","period_of_significance":"1915-1936","architect_builder":"Koelle, Speth & Company (architects)","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Now used as a municipal building by Cheltenham Township.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:37.768628-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/04000065.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000065/20b3f4e47a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000065/20b3f4e47a-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Breyer_Old_York_Montco_PA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Breyer_Old_York_Montco_PA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71995441","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_West_Breyer_Sr._House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5730025"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/montgomery-county/breyer-henry-w-sr-house-04000065/"}