{"nrhp_refnum":"72001116","name":"Pont Reading","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2713 Haverford Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ardmore","county":"Delaware County","state":"PA","lat":39.99658800700007,"lon":-75.30251330799996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1972-10-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Maritime History"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Pont Reading is a stuccoed stone farmhouse complex in Ardmore, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, built in sections from a log cabin of 1683 through an 1813 addition. It was the home of the Humphreys family for much of its history.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant for its association with Daniel Humphreys' family and especially with Joshua Humphreys, a master shipbuilder who designed and built frigates for the early U.S. Navy, including the Constitution. It also cites Samuel Humphreys as Naval Constructor-in-Chief and Andrew Atkinson Humphreys as a Civil War commander and Chief of Engineers. The architectural evolution across three centuries and its furnishings and ship prints are also presented as significant.","narrative":"Pont Reading in Ardmore, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, began in 1683 as a log cabin built by Daniel Humphreys, a Welsh settler who had bought several thousand acres and started a milling business there. The house grew over the following century into a three-part complex: a stuccoed stone main block dating from before 1730, a rear section built before the American Revolution that served as a winter kitchen, and an 1813 addition with a pediment, a Doric-columned portico and interior woodwork of curly maple. Joshua Humphreys, a master shipbuilder, lived there from 1803 to 1838 and made exterior changes to formalize its appearance. He designed and built frigates for the young United States Navy, including the Constitution. The house is also known for its family connections to Samuel Humphreys, Naval Constructor-in-Chief, and to Andrew Atkinson Humphreys, a Civil War general and later Chief of Engineers of the U.S. Army. Its furnishings, prints of ships, and original 18th-century pieces add to its interest.","period_of_significance":"17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Original site retained; the house is in excellent condition and was unaltered except for later changes noted in the description.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:30.810785-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/72001116.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72001116/29336f6bb0-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72001116/29336f6bb0-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"HABS","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pont_Reading133671pu.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">HABS</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pont_Reading133671pu.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71994537","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pont_Reading","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7228010"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/delaware-county/pont-reading-72001116/"}