{"nrhp_refnum":"72001091","name":"Hottenstein Mansion","other_names":["Huddestystettle"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2 mi. E of Kutztown on U.S. 222, Maxatawny Township","address_restricted":false,"city":"Kutztown","county":"Berks County","state":"PA","lat":40.53509369300008,"lon":-75.74297395599996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1972-06-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two and a half story limestone house with sandstone accents in Kutztown, Berks County, Pennsylvania, built in 1783 by David Hottenstein over the foundations of an earlier house. It has a rear kitchen wing added in the mid 19th century and a small frame doctor's office to the left.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant mainly for its architecture rather than its history, citing its Georgian symmetry and especially its hand-carved interior woodwork. It also cites its Fraktur-style painted paneling and its high degree of preservation, with little alteration, as one of the best preserved Georgian houses in the area.","narrative":"Built in 1783 by David Hottenstein over the foundations of an earlier house in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, the two and a half story mansion is constructed of local dressed limestone with red sandstone accents. Its five-bay facade has flat sandstone arches with keystones, twin datestones at the second story, and a small portico with Doric columns. The front door is unusual: its upper and lower halves open separately. Inside, the house is noted for hand-carved woodwork, including chair rails with Greek key fretwork, carved doorway porticoes, and a beam enclosed in paneling with triglyphs and dentils. Much of the paneling bears Fraktur-style painting done with corncobs and feathers. The Hottenstein family produced several doctors, a state legislator, and a legal aide to President Wilson. The house is regarded as one of the best preserved Georgian buildings in the area, with little alteration since construction. Its Great Room was bought by Henry DuPont and is now displayed at the Winterthur Museum.","period_of_significance":"1783","architect_builder":"David Hottenstein (builder)","architectural_style":"Georgian","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Exceptional state of preservation with little alteration; outbuildings in good repair; the Great Room (Ballroom) was purchased by Henry DuPont and is now on display in the Winterthur Museum.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:29.456634-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/72001091.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72001091/92dbc4002c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72001091/92dbc4002c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"JERRYE &amp; ROY KLOTZ MD","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HOTTENSTEIN_MANSION.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">JERRYE &amp;amp; ROY KLOTZ MD</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:HOTTENSTEIN_MANSION.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71996050","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hottenstein_Mansion","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5912534"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/berks-county/hottenstein-mansion-72001091/"}