{"nrhp_refnum":"86003569","name":"Riegel, Benjamin, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"29 Delaware Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Riegelsville","county":"Bucks County","state":"PA","lat":40.59486138400007,"lon":-75.19272552399997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-01-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two and one half story, five bay brick house at 29 Delaware Road in the Borough of Riegelsville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, with a barn and shed to the rear. The original section was erected in 1832, with a two story ell added before 1860.","why_significant":"The house is significant as an excellent example of a vernacular Georgian style house, built for a successful miller whose brick construction and decorative detailing were uncommon in the area. It is also significant for its association with Benjamin Riegel, a locally prominent miller and entrepreneur who was instrumental in the development of Riegelsville.","narrative":"Built in 1832 of brick on a stone-founded basement, this two and one half story, five bay house stands on a strip of land between the Delaware River and the Delaware Division Canal in Riegelsville. Its Flemish bond front facade, centered entrance with dentilled entablature and fluted pilasters, and 1/1 sash windows give it the vernacular Georgian character that sets it apart from the stone and frame houses typical of Upper Bucks. Interior features include a center hall with a mahogany handrail staircase, ten foot ceilings, long leaf yellow pine floors up to 18 inches wide, and handcut joists. Miller Benjamin Riegel, who owned several area mills, built the house after moving back from New Jersey. He helped found the community's first bridge company, churches, and postal service, and he donated land for the town cemetery. The house is regarded as a notable survivor of the early settlement period, with its original form largely intact despite flood damage and later alterations.","period_of_significance":"1832-1860","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Vernacular Georgian","criteria":[],"status_note":"Altered by successive floods and restored in 1985; the document states it is occupied by a descendant of Benjamin Riegel.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:33.389551-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/86003569.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86003569/0dca25f3f3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86003569/0dca25f3f3-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Zeete","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Benjamin_Riegel_House,_Riegelsville,_PA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Zeete</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Benjamin_Riegel_House,_Riegelsville,_PA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71998000","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Riegel_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4889167"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/bucks-county/riegel-benjamin-house-86003569/"}