{"nrhp_refnum":"82003795","name":"Sutter, Johann Agust, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"17-19 E. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lititz","county":"Lancaster County","state":"PA","lat":40.157356726000046,"lon":-76.30628759299998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-04-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two and one-half story gable-roof brick house in common bond brickwork at 17-19 East Main Street, Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, built in 1871 as the residence of John Agustus Sutter. It was later altered in the 1930s and has rear additions.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is one of the few remaining sites associated with Johann Agust Sutter, the early explorer and settler of California, and that it illustrates the growth of Lititz and the shift from 18th-century Moravian styling to Victorian architecture. It is described as the largest Victorian home on its street and as the stately residence of Sutter in his last years.","narrative":"Built in 1871 on East Main Street in Lititz, this two and one-half story gable-roof brick house uses common bond brickwork, with a large cornice, fascia board with brackets, and two-over-two windows with hood-type heads. Johann Agust Sutter had it built as his home during his last years, and he lived there until his death in 1880. Sutter had settled California, founding Nueva Helvetia on the American River in 1839, and his land was the site of the 1848 discovery of gold that started the California Gold Rush. The house is regarded as the largest Victorian home on its street and as a clear marker of how Lititz moved from simple 18th-century Moravian buildings to more elaborate styles. Its 1930s alterations, including a storefront on the first floor and the interior gutting, were addressed by a restoration of the exterior and original features. The nomination treats it as a rare surviving link to Sutter in the town.","period_of_significance":"1871-1880","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Victorian","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Recently restored exterior and interior; rear additions include a two-story brick addition and a concrete block addition with a drive-in bank attached.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:32.885129-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/82003795.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003795/65eb938113-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003795/65eb938113-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sutter_House_Lititz_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:Sutter_House_Lititz_PA.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"86001030","name":"Lititz Moravian Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/lititz-moravian-historic-district-86001030/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71996294","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Agust_Sutter_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15229637"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/lancaster-county/sutter-johann-agust-house-82003795/"}