{"nrhp_refnum":"84003465","name":"Catasauqua Residential Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by Howertown Rd., Railroad Ave., Oak and Bridge Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Catasauqua","county":"Lehigh County","state":"PA","lat":40.65648138550006,"lon":-75.47274806040869,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-05-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"The Catasauqua Residential Historic District is a residential district in the northern part of Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, set on a hill rising from east to west. It contains sixty-three contributing structures and five intrusive structures, mostly large brick residences.","why_significant":"The district reflects the affluence that the anthracite iron industry brought to Catasauqua. Much of the land was once owned by iron baron David Thomas, and in the late nineteenth century it became home to the town's new upper class, including silk mill operator D.G. Dery. Its architecture, especially the Dery Mansion and examples of Queen Anne and Georgian Revival styles, is cited as the basis for its architectural significance.","narrative":"Built on a hill in northern Catasauqua, Lehigh County, this residential district is made up of sixty-three contributing structures, most of them large brick houses of two stories or more, dating mainly from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The district grew after David Thomas, a leading figure in the anthracite iron industry, sold his extensive holdings for development in the late 1800s, and it became the residential area of the town's new upper class. Its most prominent building is the Dery Mansion on Fifth Street, a three-story brick and reinforced concrete house with a Corinthian portico, Italian terra cotta terraces, carved oak walls, a marble staircase, a Tiffany glass skylight, and a swimming pool. Other notable houses include the David Thomas House on Second Street, the Fatzinger House on Bridge Street, and the Oscar Stein House, which are examples of Queen Anne and Georgian Revival design. The district is valued for showing the wealth that industry once brought to the town.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival to Georgian Revival range; predominantly late nineteenth and early twentieth century character, with Queen Anne and Georgian Revival the most common styles","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":null,"vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:32.185241-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/84003465.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003465/eff94573e0-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003465/eff94573e0-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Pytor","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:David_Thomas_House.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Pytor</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:David_Thomas_House.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71994915","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catasauqua_Residential_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5051490"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/lehigh-county/catasauqua-residential-historic-district-84003465/"}