{"nrhp_refnum":"85000464","name":"Kitchen, William, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"332 S. Sugan Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"New Hope","county":"Bucks County","state":"PA","lat":40.35168399600008,"lon":-74.96357927399998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-03-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A stone dwelling in New Hope, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, composed of an original three-bay double-pile core and a later wing, with a former farm stable on the property. The core is most likely from about 1770 and the wing appears to date from about 1830.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an example of a vernacular dwelling common to New Hope's agricultural area that has not survived to the present century. It notes that stone houses in rural Bucks County were costly and therefore suggest more established farms. The tract was once owned by John Wells, first owner of the Delaware River ferry, and passed to his nephew William Kitchen, Jr.","narrative":"A stone farmhouse near New Hope in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, built in three sections. The original core, most likely dating from about 1770, is a three-bay, double-pile dwelling with a center hall plan and a single chimney serving both heating and cooking fireplaces, along with a surviving bake oven. Around 1830 a west wing was added, a three-bay side-hall block with Greek Revival dormers and a flat, extended cornice suggesting Italianate influence. A one-story frame wing is attached to the east end. The tract was once owned by John Wells, first owner of the Delaware River ferry, who left it to his nephew William Kitchen, Jr. The house is significant as a surviving example of a vernacular farmhouse type common to the area that is now rare. Stone construction was costly in rural Bucks County, so such houses indicate established farms. The property now covers a little over four acres.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Altered; original site; the stable has been converted into a garage and storage facility.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:32.940322-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/85000464.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000464/4edb398c72-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000464/4edb398c72-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"JERRYE &amp; ROY KLOTZ MD","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WILLIAM_KITCHEN_HOUSE.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">JERRYE &amp;amp; ROY KLOTZ MD</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:WILLIAM_KITCHEN_HOUSE.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71992436","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Kitchen_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8014065"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/bucks-county/kitchen-william-house-85000464/"}