{"nrhp_refnum":"85000467","name":"Thompson, S. R., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Market St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"New Wilmington","county":"Lawrence County","state":"PA","lat":41.11861576100006,"lon":-80.33334429199994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-03-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story Queen Anne style house on Market Street in New Wilmington, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, directly across from the Westminster College quadrangle. It was built around 1884 and is believed to have been built by S.R. Thompson.","why_significant":"The nomination describes the house as a fine and rare example of Queen Anne architecture as it developed in western Pennsylvania by the 1880s, with elaborate wooden decoration largely intact. It also argues the house is associated with Samuel R. Thompson, a professor of physics and science department leader at Westminster College, and that its interior and exterior remain largely unchanged since the Victorian period.","narrative":"Three stories tall and set on raised ground across from the Westminster College quadrangle in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, this Queen Anne house was built about 1884 for Samuel R. Thompson, who returned to his alma mater that year as professor of physics. Its asymmetrical massing, steep hip roof with projecting gables, slate shingles, and five bands of differing siding are typical of the style, and its decorative woodwork includes sunburst bargeboards, bracketed eaves, and turned and sawn porch detailing. Photogravures from 1894 and a postcard from about 1905 show little change to the exterior since then. Its interior retains original trim, mouldings, and a staircase in the entrance hall and front room. The house is regarded as a fine and rare example of the style in western Pennsylvania, standing apart from the simpler Greek Revival and Gothic Revival houses nearby. Thompson, who funded Mary Thompson Science Hall in 1893, is also linked to the house. Westminster College later owned it.","period_of_significance":"1884","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Queen Anne","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Used as a women's residence by Westminster College.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:33.81697-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/85000467.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000467/195c298523-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000467/195c298523-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S.R._Thompson_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S.R._Thompson_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71996733","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._R._Thompson_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7387276"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/lawrence-county/thompson-s-r-house-85000467/"}