{"nrhp_refnum":"79002175","name":"Spinner House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Spinnerstown and Sleepy Hollow Rds.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Spinnerstown","county":"Bucks County","state":"PA","lat":40.43905521000005,"lon":-75.43752934199995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-06-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Art","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-one-half story frame residence with a two-story rear addition and a brick south elevation, located in Spinnerstown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It was built around 1860 and was the home of Edwin and Mary Ann Spinner.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant mainly for its extensive and elaborate interior stencil work, which is among the few surviving examples of such decoration in Pennsylvania. The exterior is a well-preserved vernacular Italianate residence, typical of the town, with an unusual mix of brick and frame construction. The family connection to David Spinner, a Revolutionary War captain and early potter, is also noted.","narrative":"Spinnerstown, in Bucks County, is the setting for this two-and-one-half story frame house with a two-story rear addition, built around 1860 in a vernacular Italianate manner. Its bracketed cornice and dentil-decorated frieze are modest but typical of the town. Three elevations are covered in shiplap siding, while the south elevation is laid in common-bond brick, an unusual combination for the area whose cause is not known. The main significance lies inside. Ceiling and wall stencils survive in the bedrooms and hallways, with intricate designs known from the master and middle bedrooms on the second floor. Much of the decoration was hand painted, which the nomination regards as evidence of a skilled artist. Few examples of mid-to-late nineteenth-century wall stenciling survive in Pennsylvania, and the house's examples are considered among the most elaborate. Investigation of the remaining decoration is continuing.","period_of_significance":"circa 1860","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Vernacular Italianate","criteria":[],"status_note":"Well preserved; restoration work and ongoing investigation of the stencil decoration 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 17:11:28.764733-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/79002175.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002175/25fbf194e3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002175/25fbf194e3-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Shuvaev","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spinner_House_PA_02.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Shuvaev</a>, <a href=\"https://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:Spinner_House_PA_02.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71998206","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinner_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7577595"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/bucks-county/spinner-house-79002175/"}