{"nrhp_refnum":"77001208","name":"Forry House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"149 N. Newberry St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"York","county":"York County","state":"PA","lat":39.96279600200006,"lon":-76.73565489599997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1977-12-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two and one-half story limestone house with a gable roof and two gable end brick chimneys, located in York, York County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1809 by Rudolph Forry.","why_significant":"The house is a rare surviving stone townhouse from York's Colonial and early Federal period, when most local architecture was log and brick. Its original design and feeling are largely retained, and it is linked to the prominent Forry family, including Abraham Forry, a five-time Chief Burgess of York and civic leader.","narrative":"Built in 1809 by Rudolph Forry in York, Pennsylvania, this two and one-half story limestone house has a gable roof, two gable end brick chimneys, heavy stone window lintels, and a date stone bearing the Forry name and the year. A full-width central hall connects the front and rear doorways, and the front doorway has raised relief panels framing a transom. Forry operated a tanning business on the site from the first decade of the 1800s through the 1860s. Later uses included a coal yard by 1876, a cigar factory by 1894, and storage for the Columbia Gas Company. Abraham Forry, Rudolph's son, grew up in the house and was elected Chief Burgess of York five times between 1854 and 1859. Few stone houses were built in York during the Colonial and early Federal periods, and the house keeps most of its original design. Clapboard was added to the front facade, and the family's prominence in local politics, business and churches adds to its importance.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Rudolph Forry","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Only one gable end window is unboarded; the building has been used for tanning, a coal yard, a cigar factory and storage by Columbia Gas Company.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:30.661341-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/77001208.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/77001208/9429affeaa-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/77001208/9429affeaa-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Forry_House_1809.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Forry_House_1809.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"79002371","name":"York Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/york-historic-district-79002371/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71998846","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forry_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5470572"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/york-county/forry-house-77001208/"}