{"nrhp_refnum":"80003507","name":"Good, John B., House","other_names":[],"category":"site","location":{"address":"PA 625","address_restricted":false,"city":"Bowmansville","county":"Lancaster County","state":"PA","lat":40.19674713500007,"lon":-76.01708292299998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-02-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two and one-half story local fieldstone (sandstone) farmhouse with a gable roof in the village of Bowmansville, Brecknock Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1847 and has an associated summer kitchen foundation, barns, and other outbuilding foundations.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a well preserved, refined example of a typical central Pennsylvania stone farmhouse. It served as the residence and office of the local justice of the peace and as a center for printing and commercial and legal activity in a small community. The nomination also cites John B. Good's history of Brecknock Township as a key local historical source.","narrative":"Built in 1847 of local fieldstone, this two and one-half story farmhouse in Bowmansville has a gable roof, a one-story full-length front porch, and a five-by-two bay plan. Its original office area, reached by an off-set side door, served John B. Good for surveying and legal work. The house was the home of justices of the peace from 1847 into the 1920s, and it was the only legal service available locally. A ramage flat-bed printing press, used for sale bills and public notices, was housed in a second-floor bedroom from 1876 to 1945. Later owner Frank Stover, also a justice of the peace, bought and sold farm equipment, loaned money, and ran a promotional business from the house. The house is regarded as a well-preserved example of a typical central Pennsylvania stone farmhouse, with refinements that reflect better-than-average construction. Its historical significance lies in its legal, printing, and commercial roles in a small Lancaster County community.","period_of_significance":"1847-1945","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Property was rebuilt in part; the summer kitchen was being rebuilt and the rear barn needed repair at the time of nomination.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:33.189839-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/80003507.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71994730","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_B._Good_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6219956"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/lancaster-county/good-john-b-house-80003507/"}