{"nrhp_refnum":"88000460","name":"Belmont","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"3779 Bristol Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Bensalem","county":"Bucks County","state":"PA","lat":40.14094906300005,"lon":-74.95101269299994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-05-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Belmont is a stuccoed masonry Greek Revival house of two and three quarter stories with a slate hip roof, located on Bristol Road in Bensalem Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It was built circa 1850.","why_significant":"The nomination argues Belmont is an important representative of a nationally popular style in Bucks County and is one of only a few purely Greek Revival style homes in lower Bucks County. Its L-shaped hipped-roof plan and simplified detailing are described as distinctive compared with vernacular Greek Revival buildings in the area.","narrative":"Belmont is a two and three quarter story stuccoed masonry house on Bristol Road in Bensalem Township, built circa 1850 and roofed in slate under a low hip. Its L-shaped plan, with two five-bay facades meeting at the south corner, gives the house a broad, bold silhouette. A wide veranda with simple Doric columns runs along the main southwest facade. The simplified cornice, a drip course above the second floor, and four-light casement frieze windows reflect the Greek Revival style without high-style ornament. The interior has a central hall with a dogleg stair and a large parlor on one side. The house was reportedly built by Paul Townsend, who owned it until his death in 1890. It is valued as one of the few purely Greek Revival residences in lower Bucks County and as a clear example of the style adopted in a local setting.","period_of_significance":"C. 1850","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":["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 17:11:38.01996-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/88000460.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88000460/54e7320cfd-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88000460/54e7320cfd-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BensalemPA_Belmont.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">User:Magicpiano</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:BensalemPA_Belmont.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71994628","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belmont_(Bensalem,_Pennsylvania)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4884312"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/bucks-county/belmont-88000460/"}