{"nrhp_refnum":"71000736","name":"Wyck House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"6026 Germantown Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Philadelphia","county":"Philadelphia","state":"PA","lat":40.03989337400003,"lon":-75.17852929699995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1971-10-26","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"1990-12-14","areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Wyck is a two-and-a-half story stone house in Germantown, Philadelphia, made up of two houses built separately and later joined together. The older part was built in 1690.","why_significant":"The document states Wyck is said to be the oldest house in Germantown and that it is one of the most important houses in the Germantown Avenue National Historic Landmark area for architecture, setting the early period of Germantown building style. It is cited by architectural historians as an outstanding example of early Germantown building, known for its rubble stone work, early slate roof, and especially its panelling, much of which dates from an 1824 remodeling.","narrative":"Wyck is a two-and-a-half story stone house in Germantown, Philadelphia, formed from two separately built houses later joined together. The older section dates from 1690, making it, according to the account, the oldest house in Germantown. Its slate roof is a simple gable running the full depth of the house, and a cellar lies beneath most of it. A 1824 remodeling removed the windows from the street-facing gable, added a central fireplace there, and produced much of the interior paneling that is especially admired today. After the Battle of Germantown in 1777 the house served as a hospital. In 1825 the Marquis de Lafayette was entertained there. It is regarded as an outstanding example of early Germantown building, valued for its rubble stonework, early slate roof, and panelled interiors. It lies within the Germantown Avenue National Historic Landmark area and is counted among the most important houses in that district.","period_of_significance":"1690-1824","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The property was remodeled in 1824 and has had no major changes since; a great deal of the original hardware has been preserved. It was used as a hospital after the Battle of Germantown in 1777.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:30.817141-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/71000736.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000736/d8cf02f286-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000736/d8cf02f286-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"See below","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WTP_B33_Audrey_3.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">See below</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:WTP_B33_Audrey_3.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"66000678","name":"Colonial Germantown Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/colonial-germantown-historic-district-66000678/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71997022","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyck_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16903760"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/philadelphia/wyck-house-71000736/"}