{"nrhp_refnum":"82003818","name":"Watson, Sally, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"5128 Wayne Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Philadelphia","county":"Philadelphia","state":"PA","lat":40.02605150800008,"lon":-75.16955104699997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-03-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story house at 5128 Wayne Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, designed by Wilson Eyre, Jr. and built in 1889. It has a gambrel roof, stone and cedar shingle walls, and is described as essentially unaltered.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an excellent example of Eyre's early work and of the Shingle School style. It is said to combine several historical styles, including Queen Anne, Gothic, Romanesque and Renaissance elements, in a creative way characteristic of American eclecticism in the period.","narrative":"Built in 1889 at 5128 Wayne Avenue in Philadelphia, this three-story house was designed by the architect Wilson Eyre, Jr. It has a partly raised basement, rubble schist stone walls on the foundation, first story and north elevation, and cedar shingle over wood frame on the upper two stories. A gambrel roof slopes steeply down to the first story, and a massive stone chimney widens into the east wall at ground level. Casement windows are grouped in picturesque arrangements, and a two-story Tudor Gothic bay window lights the stair hall. The interior has plaster walls, wood floors, a library with built-in book cabinets, and five fireplaces. The house is regarded as an excellent example of the Shingle School and an early work of Eyre. It is also valued for combining Queen Anne, Gothic, Romanesque and Renaissance elements in a creative way, including a reading nook at the stair landing.","period_of_significance":"1889","architect_builder":"Wilson Eyre, Jr. (architect)","architectural_style":"Shingle School; Queen Anne influence","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Described as essentially unaltered and in good condition, with original site.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:34.048349-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/82003818.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003818/8c47aca76e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003818/8c47aca76e-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sally_Watson_House.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sally_Watson_House.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71997004","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Watson_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7405326"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/philadelphia/watson-sally-house-82003818/"}