{"nrhp_refnum":"78002424","name":"Chestnut Street Log House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1110 Chestnut St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lebanon","county":"Lebanon County","state":"PA","lat":40.33752567500005,"lon":-76.42913428899999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-11-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one and one-half story central fireplace log house on a limestone foundation in Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. The log superstructure was raised about 1.5 feet around 1850 to match neighboring houses.","why_significant":"The house is presented as a rare surviving example of early Pennsylvania German log house architecture, and as the only known house remaining from the circa 1772 period of the village's early development. Its log construction was hidden under clapboard until 1975, when examination revealed its early form. Restoration is underway to its late 1700s appearance.","narrative":"Built as a one and one-half story central fireplace log house on a limestone foundation in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, the Chestnut Street Log House sits in the first lots laid out by George Steitz, who received warrants for land in 1737 and 1741 and began selling village lots about 1750. Lots were required to carry a house within 18 months and to include a stone or brick chimney. The house has a three-bay plan with a three-room first floor typical of Pennsylvania German design, including a kitchen with a central fireplace and a stube with Georgian-style trim and a German jamb stove. Its logs were concealed beneath wide clapboard until 1975, when examination revealed the early structure. The house is regarded as the only known survivor of the circa 1772 village and an example of early folk architecture. Restoration to its late 1700s appearance is underway.","period_of_significance":"1700-1799","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Pennsylvania German log house","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Being restored to its late 1700s appearance","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:29.374414-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/78002424.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002424/3ecaef29c6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002424/3ecaef29c6-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chestnut_St_Log_Hs_LebCo_PA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chestnut_St_Log_Hs_LebCo_PA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71996203","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chestnut_Street_Log_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5094001"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/lebanon-county/chestnut-street-log-house-78002424/"}