{"nrhp_refnum":"79000245","name":"Schoonover Mountain House","other_names":["Schoonover Farm"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"S of Bushkill","address_restricted":false,"city":"Bushkill","county":"Monroe County","state":"PA","lat":41.079051433000075,"lon":-75.01295115599999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-08-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large, rambling two-story L-shaped frame house built into a bank over a rough fieldstone basement, with a farm setting in Bushkill, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. The core dates to ca. 1850-1860 and the house was enlarged in at least three stages up to 1900.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant for its association with one of the oldest families still resident in the Bushkill vicinity, and as an architectural record of economic and social change in the Upper Delaware Valley. It documents the shift of the area from purely agricultural use to a resort region, and its immaculate condition and carefully kept grounds are presented as a reflection of the long relationship between the family and the land.","narrative":"Built into a bank over a fieldstone basement in Bushkill, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, the Schoonover Mountain House is a two-story L-shaped frame house whose core dates to about 1850 to 1860. It was enlarged in at least three stages before 1900, and during the 1870s it was extended to accommodate a boarding house. Later it was known as the Mountain House and offered a riding stable, scenic views, and fresh garden produce to summer guests. The house has clapboard siding, a patterned slate roof, a porch with chamfered posts and delicately cut brackets, and three brick chimneys. Interior features include random-width floor boards, beaded door and window trim, and mid-19th-century six-panel doors. Three barns and several outbuildings contribute to the setting. The property is important because it ties one long-established local farming family to the transition of the Upper Delaware Valley from farming to resort tourism, and it shows how the family kept its agricultural base while sharing in that change.","period_of_significance":"1850-1900","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Immaculately kept and in excellent condition","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:30.237481-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/79000245.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79000245/b3ec56b3c3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79000245/b3ec56b3c3-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"National Park Service","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schoonover_Mountain_House_DWG_NPS.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">National Park Service</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schoonover_Mountain_House_DWG_NPS.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71994853","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoonover_Mountain_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7432756"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/monroe-county/schoonover-mountain-house-79000245/"}