{"nrhp_refnum":"76001625","name":"Zook House","other_names":["See Also:Zook House (Boundary Increase)"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Off U.S. 30","address_restricted":false,"city":"Exton","county":"Chester County","state":"PA","lat":40.030338785000026,"lon":-75.62514799299998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-01-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A early 18th century farmhouse in Exton, Chester County, Pennsylvania, built in stages from a fieldstone center section dated 1750, with later kitchen and west end additions.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a typical early 18th century farmhouse and that its center section is one of the earliest extant residences in the township. Its successive additions are presented as evidence of how early houses were extended to accommodate a growing family.","narrative":"Built in stages on a farm in Exton, Chester County, the Zook House is a fieldstone farmhouse whose center section dates from 1750. The original two-story section, built of brown fieldstone with a central entrance, was later joined by an east kitchen addition of 1790 and a west end addition of about 1820 to 1830. Morritz Zug, later spelled Zook, acquired the property in 1770, and the Zook family kept it until 1971. In that year a development corporation bought the house and restored it for use as headquarters for the local historical society. The house is regarded as one of the oldest residences in its township. Its sequence of additions is seen as a clear record of how early houses were enlarged as families grew. The restoration reopened a fireplace in the center room and in the kitchen, and the porch was removed and the pent roof rebuilt to follow early markings.","period_of_significance":"1750-1830","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Colonial; typical early 18th century farmhouse","criteria":[],"status_note":"Restored and rehabilitated; used as headquarters for the local historical society after purchase by a development corporation.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:28.751622-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/76001625.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71992656","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/chester-county/zook-house-76001625/"}