{"nrhp_refnum":"80003430","name":"Dungan, Pugh, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"33 W. Court St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Doylestown","county":"Bucks County","state":"PA","lat":40.310441506000075,"lon":-75.13130315299998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-03-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large Georgian-proportioned house at 33 West Court Street in Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, built about 1830 and later converted to offices.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant chiefly for its architecture, as one of the largest and most prestigious homes of its time and a high point in Doylestown's development. It retains much original woodwork, mantels, fireplaces and staircase, and its style reflects a conservative Federal-influenced interpretation. The site is also linked to Doyle's Tavern, which is thought to have given Doylestown its name, and to a local town council member.","narrative":"Built about 1830 on West Court Street in Doylestown, this large house is among the grandest residences of its era in the borough. Its full Georgian proportions, heavily proportioned flanking columns on the chimney pieces, and original Federal ogee moldings and rosette corner blocks reflect a conservative interpretation of Federal design, although the building dates from the Greek Revival period. Much of the original woodwork, mantels, fireplaces and staircase survives, and the front portico was altered and a back porch added. Early twentieth-century changes influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement include Mercer tiles in fireplaces and a heavy Dutch door. The site is also tied to Doyle's Tavern, which is believed to have stood here and to have given Doylestown its name. The house is significant for its architecture and its link to the borough's early development.","period_of_significance":"c. 1830","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal; Greek Revival period features","criteria":[],"status_note":"Converted to offices in recent years","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:33.219705-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/80003430.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003430/b73f8b3866-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003430/b73f8b3866-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pugh_Dungan_Hs_BucksCo_PA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pugh_Dungan_Hs_BucksCo_PA.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"85001012","name":"Doylestown Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/doylestown-historic-district-85001012/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71995276","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pugh_Dungan_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7258949"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/bucks-county/dungan-pugh-house-80003430/"}