{"nrhp_refnum":"83002239","name":"Camp-Woods","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"745 Newtown Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Villanova","county":"Delaware County","state":"PA","lat":40.02092137400007,"lon":-75.36243519699997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-09-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Camp-Woods is a two-story Italianate-Georgian country house with an attic, set in the Ithan area of Villanova in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, on Newtown Road. It was built in 1910-1912 as the residence of banker James M. Willcox, designed by Howard Van Doren Shaw.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an excellent and typical example of a master architect's country house, with superior architecture and exquisite detailing. It is described as the only Eastern or Pennsylvania example of Shaw's work, and it is said to share many details with other Shaw houses in Lake Forest, Illinois. The site is also noted for a Valley Forge-era encampment of Washington's army in 1777-1778 and a monument commemorating it.","narrative":"Built between 1910 and 1912 as a country residence for banker James M. Willcox, Camp-Woods is a brick house on the Main Line west of Philadelphia, in the Ithan area of Villanova. Designed by Howard Van Doren Shaw, it is planned in the shape of an F, with main rooms forming a U around a reflection pool and a formal garden walled in buttressed black granite. Its tan wire-cut brick walls, Doric limestone cornice, and Roman Doric columns of Indiana limestone reflect Shaw's preference for Doric detailing. A central gallery connects the rooms, and many rooms have windows on more than one side. The house is regarded as one of Shaw's finest country houses and is the only example of his work in Pennsylvania. The grounds, retaining more than four acres, include a 200-man outpost site of Washington's army from the Valley Forge winter, commemorated by a monument Shaw designed.","period_of_significance":"1910-1912","architect_builder":"Howard Van Doren Shaw (architect); John S. Cornell & Sons (builder)","architectural_style":"Italianate-Georgian","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The house is described as in original condition except for a renovated and relocated kitchen, updated baths, and an added three-car garage.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:33.419795-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/83002239.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83002239/cd9c96ac1a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83002239/cd9c96ac1a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Fearless LeChien","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Camp-Woods.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Fearless LeChien</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:Camp-Woods.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71998485","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp-Woods","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5026936"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/delaware-county/camp-woods-83002239/"}