{"nrhp_refnum":"78002401","name":"Townhouse Row","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"57--85 N. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Chambersburg","county":"Franklin County","state":"PA","lat":39.93865197350007,"lon":-77.66172832745697,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-12-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A row of seven three-story brick townhouses on the west side of North Main Street in Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, running from 57 to 85 North Main Street between King Street and the square. Most have residences on the upper two floors and commercial space at street level.","why_significant":"The row is regarded as relatively little altered post Civil War architecture typical of Chambersburg's downtown. The nomination argues it contributed to commercial development in the late 19th and 20th centuries and reflects late 19th century family life of moderate wealth. The buildings followed the 1864 Confederate burning of the central town and its rebuilding.","narrative":"Seven three-story brick townhouses form a half-block row on the west side of North Main Street in Chambersburg, running from 57 to 85 North Main Street between King Street and the square. The row was rebuilt after Confederate troops burned the central area of the town in July 1864, and most of the construction dates to the period between 1864 and 1875, with later updates in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Each building has commercial space on the ground floor and residences above, a pattern that reflects the lives of families of moderate wealth in the 19th century. The street facades share massive bracketed cornices and painted common bond brick, and several have semi-hexagonal projecting bays added around 1900 to 1915. The entrance at 79-80 North Main Street was renovated early in the 20th century by Dr. H.M. Miley's architect and builder, Maurice Rhoads, and retains much of its original woodwork. The row is considered a unified, largely intact group of post Civil War buildings in the town.","period_of_significance":"1864-1899","architect_builder":"Maurice Rhoads (architect and builder, for the renovation of 79-80 North Main Street)","architectural_style":null,"criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The document states that all seven buildings appear to be in good condition; several street-level storefronts have been altered, and some later additions such as shutters and bays are noted.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:30.166-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/78002401.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002401/a88fbab38f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002401/a88fbab38f-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Townhouse_Row_Cburg.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Townhouse_Row_Cburg.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"82003789","name":"Chambersburg Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/chambersburg-historic-district-82003789/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71994977","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townhouse_Row","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7830127"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/franklin-county/townhouse-row-78002401/"}