{"nrhp_refnum":"75001620","name":"Royer, Daniel, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"5 mi. SW of Williamsburg on PA 866, Woodbury Township","address_restricted":false,"city":"Williamsburg","county":"Blair County","state":"PA","lat":40.42365180100006,"lon":-78.26992237399998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-11-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A house in Williamsburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, built in at least two sections, the earliest completed in 1815, with a wing probably added in the 1840s. The main section is of roughly finished limestone.","why_significant":"The house is significant as an example of vernacular architecture with Georgian-style refinements that reflect the origins of its inhabitants, and as a remnant of early iron-making and industrial development in western Pennsylvania. The Royer family, beginning with Daniel and son Samuel, operated several forges in the area from about 1810 until 1884, and the house reflects the ironmasters' prosperity.","narrative":"Built of roughly finished limestone in at least two sections, the Royer House in Williamsburg, Blair County, began as a three-bay, two-story section completed in 1815 with a side-hall plan. A wing followed, probably in the 1840s, and a cast iron supported porch over the entrance was probably added around 1870. The main facade has six-over-six windows, panelled shutters, a boxed cornice, and a panelled door flanked by pilasters with a transom and sidelights. The house is regarded as one of the finer surviving examples of vernacular architecture in western Pennsylvania, combining frontier simplicity with Georgian details such as panelling and mouldings that recall the eastern Pennsylvania origins of its occupants. It is also tied to early iron-making. Daniel Royer and his son Samuel operated several forges in the area from about 1810 until 1884, and the house reflects the family's prosperity. Most of its original woodwork and interior detail survive.","period_of_significance":"1815-1884","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Vernacular with Georgian style elements","criteria":[],"status_note":"The house is in a state of neglect and disrepair, though its important features remain intact and it is in danger of further deterioration.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:28.721531-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/75001620.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001620/2c99065f44-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001620/2c99065f44-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Generic1139","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Daniel_Royer_House_east_side.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Generic1139</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:Daniel_Royer_House_east_side.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71998758","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Royer_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5218640"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/blair-county/royer-daniel-house-75001620/"}