{"nrhp_refnum":"75001636","name":"Shippen House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"52 W. King St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Shippensburg","county":"Cumberland County","state":"PA","lat":40.04996986400005,"lon":-77.52126153699999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-11-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2½-story limestone house in Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, built in three sections, the original section dating to about 1750. It was built by Edward Shippen.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a good example of colonial architecture with woodwork of a sophistication unusual for the area at that time. It also cites its link to Edward Shippen, who laid out the town, and its use as a local landmark and survey point for early roads, including the Burd Road surveyed for Braddock's army.","narrative":"Built of limestone around 1750 by Edward Shippen, a Philadelphia merchant and mayor who also helped found Princeton University, this two-and-a-half-story house in Shippensburg was constructed in three sections. The original section had three bays across the facade, a paneled door with a transom, and large fireplaces in its two main rooms. A two-bay addition followed in 1785, copying the original design, and a frame section was added to the rear in the early 19th century. Radiating stone arches with wooden moulding surmount the facade windows, and the central stair post is a single pine length running from the basement to the second floor. The house is regarded as a good example of colonial architecture, with woodwork unusual for the area at the time. For years its corner served as a survey marker for early local roads, including the Burd Road laid out for Braddock's army. Its significance lies in its early construction, its craftsmanship and its role in the frontier settlement of the region.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Edward Shippen (builder of original section)","architectural_style":"Colonial","criteria":[],"status_note":"The house is in excellent state of repair and preserves most of its original exterior and interior fabric.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:30.508927-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/75001636.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001636/4af3016514-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001636/4af3016514-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SHIPPEN_HOUSE,_SHIPPENSBURG,_CUMBERLAND_COUNTY.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">JERRYE AND 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:SHIPPEN_HOUSE,_SHIPPENSBURG,_CUMBERLAND_COUNTY.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71998151","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shippen_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7498055"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/cumberland-county/shippen-house-75001636/"}