{"nrhp_refnum":"76001630","name":"Wormley, John, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"126 N. Front St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Wormleysburg","county":"Cumberland County","state":"PA","lat":40.256504954000036,"lon":-76.90046757599998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-11-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"The John Wormley House is a two and one-half story gable-roofed limestone house on the western bank of the Susquehanna River in Wormleysburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It is believed to have been built around 1815 for John Wormley, Jr., and has a frame rear section added later.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant in architecture as a representative example of the half-Georgian style of house, retaining most of its original exterior details and character. It is also significant for settlement, tied to the Wormley family's ferry, land holdings and the laying out of the town of Wormleysburg.","narrative":"Built around 1815 on the western bank of the Susquehanna River, the John Wormley House is a two and one-half story gable-roofed house of local uncoursed limestone, three bays wide and two bays deep, with a two-story frame addition at the rear. It was built for John Wormley, Jr., whose family had acquired large tracts on the western shore, and it stands near the ferry crossing he operated. Wormley also laid out the town of Wormleysburg in 1815 with 91 building lots carved from family land. The house is regarded as a representative example of its regional stone construction, with large quoins at the corners, fluted pilasters, and a cornice with slight returns on the gable ends. Its window heads retain Greek Revival moulding and bullseye details. The interior has been altered, with replaced floors and removed doorways, but the basic plan of a central hall with two rooms on each floor survives.","period_of_significance":"c.1772-1815","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":[],"status_note":null,"vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:30.365593-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/76001630.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001630/2de26abedd-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001630/2de26abedd-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Andy Gaskin","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Wormley_House,_Wormleysburg_Pennsylvania,_2007.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Andy Gaskin</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:John_Wormley_House,_Wormleysburg_Pennsylvania,_2007.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71998794","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wormley_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15229690"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/cumberland-county/wormley-john-house-76001630/"}