{"nrhp_refnum":"80003394","name":"Abbott, John, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"E. King St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Abbottstown","county":"Adams County","state":"PA","lat":39.88722859200004,"lon":-76.98156476999998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-02-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story wood, stone and brick house in Abbottstown, Adams County, Pennsylvania, comprising an original clapboard-sheathed log dwelling and a south extension incorporating a stone kitchen. The house is associated with settler John Abbott, whose tavern was on the property in the 1750s and 1760s.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house was the original home of the settler and founder of Abbottstown, and that Abbott operated a tavern there from 1750 to at least 1763, one of the earliest commercial ventures in the area. It also treats the house as a record of architectural development in the Abbottstown area across the 18th and 19th centuries, and as typical of local vernacular building that grew with the town.","narrative":"Abbottstown, in Adams County, Pennsylvania, grew around a house built by settler John Abbott, probably before 1750 and possibly as early as about 1740. The two-story structure began as a clapboard-sheathed log dwelling, joined to a stone kitchen that later gained a second story. Abbott held a tavern license for the property from 1750 and described himself as an innkeeper, and the tavern is considered one of the earliest commercial ventures in the area. He also sold lots in the new town from 1763 and held public posts including tax collector and overseer of the poor. The house is significant as Abbott's home and tavern and as a record of building change from the 1700s through the 1900s. Its interior woodwork, mantels and built-in cabinets show a high level of craftsmanship, and the additions reflect the town's growth. Deterioration has increased in recent decades.","period_of_significance":"1700-1799","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":["A"],"status_note":"The document describes deterioration in recent decades and notes that stabilization and conservation actions were in progress.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:33.058768-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/80003394.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003394/d2569b6478-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003394/d2569b6478-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Abbott_House_1737.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Abbott_House_1737.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71994437","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Abbott_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6218032"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/adams-county/abbott-john-house-80003394/"}