{"nrhp_refnum":"84003109","name":"Royce, Deodatus, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NY 38","address_restricted":false,"city":"Berkshire","county":"Tioga County","state":"NY","lat":42.323935396000024,"lon":-76.18364397399995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-07-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, five-bay brick Federal style house on the west side of Route 38, about one mile north of the hamlet of Berkshire, Tioga County, New York, built circa 1830 (post-1827) by Deodatus Royce.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a distinctive example of traditional Federal style residential architecture executed in brick, one of four surviving brick residences in the Berkshire multiple resource area. It also retains a fine original elliptical-fan entry and delicate cornices. It is tied to the Royce family, a prominent pioneer family of Berkshire, and long regarded as a local landmark.","narrative":"Set on the west side of Route 38 about a mile north of the hamlet of Berkshire, this two-story brick house was built around 1830 and reflects the Federal style. Five bays wide, it has walls laid in five-course common bond, rectangular stone lintels over the windows, and an unaltered elliptically arched entry with sidelights and a fanlight. The original cornice and fascia survive, and a single-story rear ell is hidden behind a large early twentieth-century brick porch. It is one of four surviving brick residences in the area, all using brick from the Ball brickyard, which operated from 1827 to 1835. Its form arrived in Berkshire a decade or two after similar houses appeared elsewhere in New York, showing the community's early isolation. The house was allegedly built for Asahel Royce by his contractor son Deodatus, and the Royce family owned it until about 1930. Locals have long regarded it as a landmark.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Builder: Deodatus Royce","architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as a residence, in good condition; a front porch of early twentieth-century date was added; no threats known.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:43.481017-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/84003109.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003109/7996cb1f3e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003109/7996cb1f3e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Maddmonkey","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Deodatus_Royce_House;_Berkshire,_New_York;_January_2022.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Maddmonkey</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:Deodatus_Royce_House;_Berkshire,_New_York;_January_2022.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75315076","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deodatus_Royce_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5259944"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/tioga-county/royce-deodatus-house-84003109/"}