{"nrhp_refnum":"80003481","name":"Romberger-Stover House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Market St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Berrysburg","county":"Dauphin County","state":"PA","lat":40.60259861800006,"lon":-76.81131644699997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-08-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story wood-framed Queen Anne style house in Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on Market Street at the southern approach to the village. The main Victorian block was built in 1887 by Joseph Fisher Romberger on a rear wing dating from about 1842.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a noteworthy and unusually rich example of the Queen Anne style for a small rural community, reflecting eclectic variations of the period. Its size and setting give it visual command of the village's southern approach. The interiors are described as notable for having had very few alterations.","narrative":"Berrysburg's southern approach is dominated by this two-story wood-framed house, the main block of which was built in 1887 by Joseph Fisher Romberger on a rear wing believed to date from about 1842. Its carved wood trim, ornate fascia and brackets, curved-top raised-panel entrance doors, and wood columns on brick piers reflect the Queen Anne style, which the nomination describes as unusually rich for a small rural community. Bay windows were added in 1897 and porches in 1898 by John F. Stover, who had married into the family in 1893. The house is also associated with Benjamin Romberger, a Mifflin Township farmer, tax collector and local merchant who owned the lot from 1876. The interior woodwork, including walnut newels and rails, pine floors, and four-panel doors with Mertis locks, is described as largely unaltered. A detached summer kitchen with a walk-in brick fireplace also stands on the property. The house was listed for its architecture and for the intact state of its interior.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Queen Anne","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied by the Stover family until May 1977; purchased at public sale in 1977 by a later owner.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:32.624789-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/80003481.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003481/028a736d78-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003481/028a736d78-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"JERRYE &amp; ROY KLOTZ, M.D.","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ROMBERGER-STOVER_HOUSE,_BERRYSBURG,_DAUPHIN_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:ROMBERGER-STOVER_HOUSE,_BERRYSBURG,_DAUPHIN_COUNTY,_PA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71994632","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romberger-Stover_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7362927"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/dauphin-county/romberger-stover-house-80003481/"}