{"nrhp_refnum":"67000020","name":"Reynolds-Morris House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"225 S. 8th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Philadelphia","county":"Philadelphia","state":"PA","lat":39.94735951700005,"lon":-75.15412049579983,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1967-12-24","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"1967-12-24","areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-and-a-half story brick Georgian townhouse at St. James and 8th Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, built in 1786-87 by John and William Reynolds on a double-width lot.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is one of the finest surviving original examples of a Georgian Philadelphia townhouse, and its double-lot plan with a center hall is described as uncommon. Its survival of the original architecture and interior elements, including its mantels, paneling and cornices, supports its significance. Its later garden setting is said to preserve the sense of an elegant city dwelling despite the loss of adjoining row houses.","narrative":"Built in 1786-87 by John and William Reynolds, this brick townhouse on St. James and 8th Streets in Philadelphia is a three-and-a-half story structure laid in Flemish bond with glazed headers. Its heavy modillioned cornice, stone lintels scored to resemble keystoned architraves, and a central doorway with a fanlight and pediment reflect the Georgian taste of its period, while the entrance hints at the Federal style then emerging. Unlike most row houses of the time, it spans a double-width lot, producing a center hall that opens onto a garden and a plan closer to a country house. Interior features include a large parlor with a Greek fret frieze and a library with matching chimney wall. Its listing rests on its survival as one of the finest original Georgian townhouses in the city. Nineteenth- and early twentieth-century additions were made to the rear, and adjoining houses were demolished in 1914, leaving the house freestanding.","period_of_significance":"1786-1787","architect_builder":"John Reynolds (probable architect and builder); William Reynolds (co-builder)","architectural_style":"Georgian","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Restored during the ownership of Effingham B. Morris; later owned by A. W. Ayer and Company, used as a guest house until 1968, then sold as a private family residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:29.789757-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/67000020_NHL.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/67000020/b325181be6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/67000020/b325181be6-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":null,"credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GENERAL_VIEW_AND_WEST_(FRONT)_ELEVATION,_AFTER_RESTORATION_-_Reynolds-Morris_House,_225_South_Eighth_Street,_Philadelphia,_Philadelphia_County,_PA_HABS_PA,51-PHILA,40-1.tif\" rel=\"noopener\">Unknown author</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GENERAL_VIEW_AND_WEST_(FRONT)_ELEVATION,_AFTER_RESTORATION_-_Reynolds-Morris_House,_225_South_Eighth_Street,_Philadelphia,_Philadelphia_County,_PA_HABS_PA,51-PHILA,40-1.tif"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"71000065","name":"Society Hill Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/society-hill-historic-district-71000065/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71994267","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reynolds-Morris_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7319627"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/philadelphia/reynolds-morris-house-67000020/"}