{"nrhp_refnum":"73001669","name":"Lemoyne, Dr. Julius, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"49 E. Maiden St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Washington","county":"Washington County","state":"PA","lat":40.168900121000036,"lon":-80.24301605199997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-10-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History","Invention"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A stone house and doctor's office in Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, built in 1812 for Dr. Julius LeMoyne, with a separate crematory built on the grounds in 1876 by his son Dr. Francis LeMoyne.","why_significant":"The house is described as one of the grandest houses west of the Susquehanna when built and as a fine example of the post-colonial vernacular style of early Western Pennsylvania. The nomination also ties the property to Dr. Francis LeMoyne, an abolitionist and founder of the Western Abolition Society, and to the first crematory in the nation, built on the property in 1876.","narrative":"Built in 1812 as a residence and doctor's office in Washington, Pennsylvania, the LeMoyne house is a three-story, seven-bay stone building that marked a transition from late Georgian design to the early Greek Revival. When completed it was the largest stone house west of the Susquehanna River. The main entrance has an Ionic portico with fluted columns, and the interior retains original woodwork, including hand-carved mantels. Dr. Francis Julius LeMoyne, who inherited the house, was a prominent abolitionist who founded the Western Abolition Society in 1824 and ran for Vice-President on the Abolition Party ticket in the 1840s. In 1876 he built a crematory on the grounds, described as the first in the nation. The house remained in the family for 148 years and was later given to the Washington County Historical Society.","period_of_significance":"1812","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Transitional style from late Georgian to early Greek Revival; described as Post Colonial style","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Given to the Washington County Historical Society for its headquarters after the death of the last occupant, a granddaughter of Dr. Julius LeMoyne.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:29.514204-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/73001669.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100005206","name":"Washington Commercial Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/washington-commercial-historic-district-100005206/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71998540","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/washington-county/lemoyne-dr-julius-house-73001669/"}