{"nrhp_refnum":"70000557","name":"Billmeyer House","other_names":["York House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"E. Market St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"York","county":"York County","state":"PA","lat":39.96415890600008,"lon":-76.72281070099996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1970-11-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A masonry Victorian house in York, York County, Pennsylvania, with a rear wing and a cupola, built in 1860 for Charles Billmeyer. The document describes it as an \"Italian Villa\" style house.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a fine and impressive example of Victorian masonry architecture and that its builder was one of York's most prominent industrialists, whose firm employed about 600 local people. It also cites decorative work by artist F. Costagini, described as having worked on the dome of the National Capitol, and high-quality walnut woodwork and original cast ironwork.","narrative":"Built in 1860 for Charles Billmeyer, a York industrialist, this brick house is a fine example of Victorian masonry architecture, described in the nomination as an \"Italian Villa\" style house. It consists of a main block about forty feet deep with a hipped roof rising to a square cupola, and a rear wing of about sixty-four feet with three dormers on a shed roof that houses a third-floor attic. Double-stacked wooden bay windows project from the center of both side walls, and the windows and front door are framed in cast stone. Billmeyer was a large manufacturer who employed some 600 local people, and the house reflects his wealth. Its interior includes a parlor ceiling and walls decorated by the artist F. Costagini, walnut woodwork of high quality, and an original elaborate cast iron fence around the exterior. The house is regarded as one of the most impressive surviving residences of its period in York.","period_of_significance":"1860","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Victorian; \"Italian Villa\" style","criteria":[],"status_note":"Unaltered and at its original site, as checked on the form; present condition is marked excellent.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:30.494052-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/70000557.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/70000557/cdd78ade98-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/70000557/cdd78ade98-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Paul Galbreath","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Billmeyer_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Paul Galbreath</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Billmeyer_House.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"79002371","name":"York Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/york-historic-district-79002371/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71998838","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billmeyer_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4912016"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/york-county/billmeyer-house-70000557/"}