{"nrhp_refnum":"78002487","name":"Hammersly-Strominger House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NE of Lewisberry on PA 177","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lewisberry","county":"York County","state":"PA","lat":40.14363463300003,"lon":-76.85000971599999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-12-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-phase farmhouse in Lewisberry, York County, Pennsylvania, combining a log section of about 1790 with a coursed rubble stone section added in 1835, plus a frame summer kitchen of about 1890.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the log house is a fine example of early Quaker architecture in the area, built by an early settler who held public offices. The joined stone addition, in a German style, shows the blending of two settler traditions in York County in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.","narrative":"Built in two phases on a farm in Lewisberry, the house begins with a two-and-one-half-story log section erected about 1790 by Robert Hammersly, who held the farm of roughly 150 acres. In 1835 Jacob and Rachael Strominger added a coursed rubble stone section abutting the log house, incorporating its large brick fireplace and chimney; a datestone in the eastern gable records the builder names and year. The log portion is regarded as a fine example of early Quaker building in the area, while the stone section reflects German building practice, so the pair shows two settler traditions side by side. Hammersly served as Justice of the Peace from 1785 until his death and was later a turnpike commissioner and innkeeper in York. A frame summer kitchen of about 1890 stands nearby. Originally a large barn and a stone smokehouse were also part of the site, but neither remains today.","period_of_significance":"c. 1790-1835","architect_builder":"Robert Hammersly (builder); Michael Strominger (builder)","architectural_style":null,"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 17:11:28.840103-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/78002487.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002487/9cdbf64f2a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002487/9cdbf64f2a-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Newberry_TWP_YorkCo_PA_Potts_Hill_at_Old_Quaker_Rd_2.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:Newberry_TWP_YorkCo_PA_Potts_Hill_at_Old_Quaker_Rd_2.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71996240","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammersly-Strominger_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15222676"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/york-county/hammersly-strominger-house-78002487/"}