{"nrhp_refnum":"84003163","name":"Burroughs, John, Homestead","other_names":["Shady Hill","Lieutenant Colonel James Hendricks Headquarters"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Wrightstown-Taylorsville Rd., Upper Makefield Township","address_restricted":false,"city":"Taylorsville","county":"Bucks County","state":"PA","lat":40.28443764550005,"lon":-74.90020624108078,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-03-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military","Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A stone dwelling house with later additions on about ten acres along the Wrightstown-Taylorsville Road in Upper Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, together with a stone carriage house, a stone and frame cottage, a frame tool shed and ice house ruins. The house grew over two centuries through successive additions, including a kitchen addition at the turn of the 20th century.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a well-preserved example of transitional Bucks County architecture that combines vernacular Georgian and Federal features. It is also tied to the Burroughs and Baker families, who held prominent local land, and it is said to have sheltered Continental Army officers and soldiers during the winter of 1776 before the Battle of Trenton. The Loyalist history of Samuel Burroughs adds to its local interest.","narrative":"Stone house on the Wrightstown-Taylorsville Road in Upper Makefield Township, Bucks County, built in stages over about two centuries rather than replaced. The main section, with its stone walls and segmental relieving arches over the south facade windows, blends vernacular Georgian and Federal features, and its construction date is disputed between about 1754-1760 and 1786-1800. John Burroughs, who married Lydia Baker in 1746, was the longest-serving occupant, living here until his death in 1806. The family kept the property until 1869. During the winter of 1776, Lieutenant Colonel James Hendricks reportedly recuperated here, and troops may have been billeted on the site before the Battle of Trenton. Samuel Burroughs, a son, joined the British Army and was later convicted of horse theft. The house is valued for its record of regional settlement, wartime use and changing construction.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Transitional Bucks County architecture combining vernacular Georgian and later Federal features","criteria":[],"status_note":"Altered; the house has been extended over time, and the kitchen addition was built at the turn of the 20th century in matching style.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:33.760743-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/84003163.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003163/88d3cbbd2f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003163/88d3cbbd2f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Shuvaev","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Burroughs_Homestead_01.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Shuvaev</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Burroughs_Homestead_01.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71998338","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Burroughs_Homestead","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6224024"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/bucks-county/burroughs-john-homestead-84003163/"}