{"nrhp_refnum":"80003448","name":"Lacey, Gen. John, Homestead","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Forest Grove Rd., Buckingham Township","address_restricted":false,"city":"Wycombe","county":"Bucks County","state":"PA","lat":40.28267637000005,"lon":-75.02031708399994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-12-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A stone farmhouse known as the John Lacey House or General John Lacey Homestead in Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, built in several phases beginning in 1755 by John Lacey, father of General John Lacey.","why_significant":"The nomination rests its case mainly on the house's association with General John Lacey, a Revolutionary War officer who was born there and who commanded American troops at Crooked Billet in the winter of 1777-78 protecting Valley Forge. The house is also presented as an excellent example of an 18th century Bucks County farmhouse that grew over time without losing its historic character.","narrative":"Built in several stages on a Bucks County farm in Buckingham Township, the stone house began in 1755 when John Lacey, father of the future general, completed the oldest section just before his son was born. The younger Lacey grew up there and worked in the family grist and saw mill nearby, which had operated since about 1743. The house grew through later additions, including a second section with coursed fieldstone and a keystone lintel, and a third section built to enlarge the parlor and bedroom above it. Its interior retains a bake oven, a winding staircase and fireplaces in the older sections. The house is significant chiefly for its link to General John Lacey, who raised a Bucks County militia company in 1776, served under Anthony Wayne, and commanded troops at Crooked Billet during the winter of 1777-78, guarding the army at Valley Forge. Lacey sold the property in 1778 to avoid its destruction by British forces.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"John Lacey - Builder","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"The document describes the house as altered and notes recent changes including an enclosed rear porch and a small frame addition on the west end.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:34.107048-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/80003448.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003448/93f5aa5c85-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003448/93f5aa5c85-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Shuvaev","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gen._John_Lacey_Homestead.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Shuvaev</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:Gen._John_Lacey_Homestead.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"85000177","name":"Wycombe Village Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/wycombe-village-historic-district-85000177/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71998818","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gen._John_Lacey_Homestead","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5530809"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/bucks-county/lacey-gen-john-homestead-80003448/"}