{"nrhp_refnum":"85002375","name":"Ross, Moses, House","other_names":["Site #46-3"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Londonderry Twp.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Doe Run Valley","county":"Chester County","state":"PA","lat":39.895846920000054,"lon":-75.87226147399997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-09-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick Greek Revival house with a full basement and attic, set at the base of Doe Run Valley in Londonderry Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was built around 1850 by Milton Jefferis.","why_significant":"The nomination describes the house as the finest example of vernacular Greek Revival architecture in the West Branch Brandywine Scenic River Corridor. It is said to be in excellent condition with minimal alteration, and its exterior and interior features are cited as examples of the style. The house is also pictured in Futhey and Cope's 1881 History of Chester County and is described as virtually identical to that illustration.","narrative":"Built around 1850 and set at the base of Doe Run Valley in Londonderry Township, Chester County, this two-story brick house has a full basement and attic under a steep slate gable roof. Its brick walls rise from a stone foundation, laid in stretcher bond on the facade and common bond on the sides and rear. A large two-story portico with a huge pedimented gable dominates the five-bay front, a bold statement for such a rural setting. The centered entrance opens to a hall with an elegant stair. The rear L holds a kitchen with a cooking fireplace and bake oven. Milton Jefferis is linked to its construction, and Moses Ross owned it from 1856 until 1914. The house is regarded as the finest vernacular Greek Revival building in the West Branch Brandywine corridor. It is also notable for its close match to its illustration in Futhey and Cope's 1881 county history, and for its unusually intact condition.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Milton Jefferis (probable builder, per the form's 'probably built' wording)","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Excellent condition; tenant house for a long period; garage noted as non-contributing.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:33.264421-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/85002375.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85002375/2b8ec6db01-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85002375/2b8ec6db01-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:M_Ross_House_Chesco.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:M_Ross_House_Chesco.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71992572","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses_Ross_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6915928"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/chester-county/ross-moses-house-85002375/"}