{"nrhp_refnum":"78002429","name":"Herdic, Peter, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"407 4th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Williamsport","county":"Lycoming County","state":"PA","lat":41.23976957000008,"lon":-77.00898162199996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-11-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two and one half story house in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, built of stucco over brick in the Italian Villa style in 1855-56. It stands on West Fourth Street.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant for its Italian Villa architecture, including bracketed eaves, ornate window moldings, a large square cupola and Egyptian Lotus columns on the porches. It is also significant for its association with Peter Herdic, who the nomination credits with developing West Fourth Street and transforming Williamsport in the mid-to-late 1800s through business, utilities, transportation and civic works. The reviewer noted the architectural significance is somewhat weak but accepted the nomination on the strength of Herdic's contributions to the town.","narrative":"Built in 1855-56 by Peter Herdic and designed by Eber Culver, this two and one half story house on West Fourth Street in Williamsport is a stucco-over-brick example of the Italian Villa style. Its features include bracketed eaves, ornate window moldings, a large square cupola, and porches with Egyptian Lotus columns, one of which survives. The interior has bay windows on each floor, a long central hall with archways, and decorative plaster ceilings. Herdic arrived in Williamsport in 1853, when it was a town of about 2,000, and went on to hold influence over much of its growth. He owned much of West Fourth Street, which became known as Millionaire's Row, and was involved in the gas and water works, a hotel, a streetcar line, the log boom, a bank, and the city's incorporation in 1866. He was also a benefactor of several churches, including Trinity Episcopal Church, which he built and gave to its congregation.","period_of_significance":"1855-56","architect_builder":"Eber Culver (architect); Peter Herdic (builder)","architectural_style":"Italian Villa","criteria":[],"status_note":"Excellent to good condition with some repairable fire damage; a 1955 modern addition was planned for removal.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:29.065689-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/78002429.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002429/79e0d49622-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002429/79e0d49622-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"User:Ruhrfisch","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peter_Herdic_House.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">User:Ruhrfisch</a>, <a href=\"http://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:Peter_Herdic_House.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"85000120","name":"Millionaire's Row Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/millionaires-row-historic-district-85000120/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71998760","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Herdic_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7174639"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/lycoming-county/herdic-peter-house-78002429/"}