{"nrhp_refnum":"80003497","name":"Mitchell-Shook House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Leitersburg St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Greencastle","county":"Franklin County","state":"PA","lat":39.78027540200003,"lon":-77.72364698099994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-09-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, five-bay L-shaped limestone house on the south side of Leitersburg Street in the southeast corner of Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, built as the main dwelling of a larger farm.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant primarily for its architecture, as an excellent example of vernacular stone construction combining pre-1800 massive construction techniques with Federal style details. It is also associated with the Mitchell family, who are said to have held the tract as early as 1737, and its interior woodwork is described as well preserved.","narrative":"Built of roughly coursed native limestone, the two-story house stands on level ground in the southeast corner of Greencastle, where it was once the main dwelling on a large farm. Its finely hewn front wall has flat arches above the openings, and its massive window frames with ovolo trim reflect 18th-century methods. The interior shows Federal influence in delicate woodwork and extensive reeded trim, especially on the mantelpieces. The house is believed to have been built by James Mitchell about 1800 to 1810, and it remained in the Mitchell family until 1855, when it was sold to Jacob Shook. The Shook family held the property until 1973. The house is regarded as an important example of early stone construction in Franklin County, where few comparable houses survive from this period.","period_of_significance":"c. 1810","architect_builder":"James Mitchell (builder)","architectural_style":"Vernacular with Federal style design motifs","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The document states the house appears to be in good condition and retains a significant amount of original material.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:33.815523-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/80003497.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003497/8caa6863e4-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003497/8caa6863e4-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mitchell_Shook_House_FranCo_PA_nrhp.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:Mitchell_Shook_House_FranCo_PA_nrhp.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71995695","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell-Shook_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6881108"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/franklin-county/mitchell-shook-house-80003497/"}