{"nrhp_refnum":"79002315","name":"Hopper-Snyder Homestead","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NE of Watsontown off SR 49061","address_restricted":false,"city":"Watsontown","county":"Northumberland County","state":"PA","lat":41.09426704700007,"lon":-76.85558993599994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-07-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two and one-half story stone house on the banks of Spring Run, west of Watsontown in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, measuring 48 feet by 32 feet. Early tax records suggest a construction date of circa 1790 to 1805.","why_significant":"The nomination notes the house is larger than two other stone houses within fifteen miles and retains many original interior features, including a foyer archway with reeding and a keystone, and original baseboards. It is linked to the early ownership chain of the tract and to a possible local gunsmith, John Snyder, whose signed guns are noted for their craftsmanship. The significance statement section offers a conditional argument rather than a firm one.","narrative":"Built of stone in two and one-half stories, the Hopper-Snyder Homestead sits beside Spring Run west of Watsontown in Northumberland County. Its gable roof has plain boxed cornices, and first-story windows have radiating stone arches. Tax records point to construction between about 1790 and 1805, and a wooden addition was made at the northeast corner around the Civil War period. Inside, a central foyer runs the full width of the house and has a reeded archway with a keystone. The front living room has reeded chair rail and a matching fireplace, and a built-in cupboard with an original raised-panel door survives behind a later fireplace covering. The property is noted for its size compared with other stone houses nearby and for its original interior trim. Its ownership chain runs from a 1769 military land grant through George Hopper in 1791 to John Snyder, a possible gunsmith whose signed firearms are collected today.","period_of_significance":"c. 1800","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"The interior is described as in good condition; shutters are being repaired; a barn associated with the house was destroyed by a tornado circa 1960.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:30.556292-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/79002315.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002315/64cfdba42f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002315/64cfdba42f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"JERRYE &amp; ROY KLOTZ, M.D.","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HOPPER-SNYDER_HOMESTEAD,_DELAWARE_TOWNSHIP,_NORTHUMBERLAND_COUNTY,_PA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">JERRYE &amp;amp; ROY KLOTZ, M.D.</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HOPPER-SNYDER_HOMESTEAD,_DELAWARE_TOWNSHIP,_NORTHUMBERLAND_COUNTY,_PA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71998564","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopper-Snyder_Homestead","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5901195"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/northumberland-county/hopper-snyder-homestead-79002315/"}