{"nrhp_refnum":"79002221","name":"Raymond, Charles and Joseph, Houses","other_names":["Alfred's Victorian Restaurant"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"38 and 37 N. Union St","address_restricted":false,"city":"Middletown","county":"Dauphin County","state":"PA","lat":40.19561514600005,"lon":-76.73131053076749,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-08-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Two irregularly shaped Victorian mansions facing each other across North Union Street in Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, with the Charles Raymond House at 38 North Union Street and the Joseph Raymond House at 37 North Union Street. The Charles Raymond House is noted as the more elaborate of the pair.","why_significant":"The houses are presented as fine examples of the elaborate decorative Queen Anne style at the height of its popularity in the Victorian period. The two structures are said to typify the variety of decoration and detail found in that style. The Charles Raymond House is described as among the most elaborate and detailed large Victorian structures in Middletown.","narrative":"Two stone and brick mansions built for brothers face each other across North Union Street in Middletown. The Joseph Raymond House at 37 North Union Street was completed in 1889, and the Charles Raymond House at 38 North Union Street followed in 1891. Both use rusticated stone on the first story and brick above, with towers, conical roofs, dormers, and cast-iron cresting. The Charles Raymond House is the more ornate of the pair, with several elaborate spindle grilles, inlaid ceramic floors, mirrored vestibule walls, and a stained glass comma-shaped window in its dormer. Interiors in both houses include carved wainscoting, leaf-and-flower door motifs, and fireplaces faced with decorative tiles. The houses are regarded as fine examples of the Queen Anne style at the height of its popularity, and they remain among the most elaborate large Victorian buildings in Middletown.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Queen Anne","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The Charles Raymond House is used as a restaurant; the carriage house is in poor shape and needs roof and wall repair. The Joseph Raymond House has been altered very little.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:31.069966-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/79002221.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002221/4505d33e70-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002221/4505d33e70-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"JoeRed","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_Raymond_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">JoeRed</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:Charles_Raymond_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71996522","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_and_Joseph_Raymond_Houses","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5083999"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/dauphin-county/raymond-charles-and-joseph-houses-79002221/"}