{"nrhp_refnum":"79002260","name":"Bucher, Joseph, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"104 E. Front St","address_restricted":false,"city":"Marietta","county":"Lancaster County","state":"PA","lat":40.05537269900003,"lon":-76.55429471999997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-09-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-a-half? story, three-bay brick house in Marietta, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, built circa 1806-1811 in the Georgian side-hall plan. It occupies a town lot overlooking the Susquehanna River.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a very fine example of Georgian style architecture, best shown by its side hall, delicately handworked mantels, and carved plaster ceiling decorations. It states the house was listed in the U.S. Direct Tax List for 1815 and was built by an early resident of the river-front town.","narrative":"Built circa 1806-1811 in Marietta, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, this brick house of two stories and three bays follows the Georgian side-hall plan. Its broad hall contains a winding open staircase, and the house has eight rooms, four on each floor. The recessed main door has a large fan-shaped window above it and original side lights. The living and dining rooms retain original mantels with delicate hand carving, and the second-floor master bedroom has carved plaster ceiling decorations. The house is regarded as a fine example of early nineteenth-century Georgian design in the region. According to the nomination, it appears in the U.S. Direct Tax List for 1815. The house overlooks the Susquehanna River from a town lot of about 80.5 by 110 feet. Its original interior features, including chandeliers and five fireplaces, remain largely intact, and the present owners have undertaken careful restoration work.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Georgian","criteria":[],"status_note":"The present owners are restoring the house and use the living and dining rooms and side hall as settings for antiques offered for sale.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:30.54476-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/79002260.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002260/f0f9dee37e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002260/f0f9dee37e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:104_Front_St_Marietta_PA.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</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:104_Front_St_Marietta_PA.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71996382","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Bucher_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6281771"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/lancaster-county/bucher-joseph-house-79002260/"}