{"nrhp_refnum":"88002661","name":"Palmer, Amos, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Township Line Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Langhorne","county":"Bucks County","state":"PA","lat":40.21225418000006,"lon":-74.88103917399997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-11-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story early Georgian farmhouse of brick and stone on a one-half acre parcel between Township Line Road and Interstate 95 in Lower Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The original brick section is dated to c. 1760 and was built for Amos Palmer.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant for its quality brickwork, including Flemish and English bond with glazed headers, a raised label beltcourse and a plaster cove cornice, which are rare for 18th-century Bucks County. Its formal north facade and double pile plan without a separate stair hall are presented as unusual for the region. It is also described as one of the best preserved documented pre-Revolutionary brick houses in lower Bucks County.","narrative":"Built around 1760 for Amos Palmer, the brick section of this farmhouse in Lower Makefield Township is laid in Flemish bond on its front and rear walls, with English bond on the gable ends. The brickwork has never been painted and retains its original pointing. A plaster cove cornice runs across the pedimented gables, and the entrances carry a raised brick label that the nomination links to earlier English Tudor practice. The house is a double pile plan with two rooms on each floor and no separate stair hall, a layout the nomination calls unusual for mid-18th-century Bucks County. The north facade was the formal entrance into the parlor, while the south room served as the hall. A stone addition of about 1810 and later kitchen and frame additions reflect the needs of farm households. Amos Palmer's 1770 estate inventory documents the brick section and supports the dating. The property is regarded as one of the best preserved pre-Revolutionary brick houses in lower Bucks County.","period_of_significance":"C. 1760","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Georgian","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The house is described as basically in good condition, although considerably altered inside, and it sits at its original construction site.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:35.9792-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/88002661.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002661/c1c94df263-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002661/c1c94df263-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Hshuvaeva","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amos_Palmer_House,_Langhorne,_PA_01.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Hshuvaeva</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:Amos_Palmer_House,_Langhorne,_PA_01.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71996165","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amos_Palmer_House_(Langhorne,_Pennsylvania)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4747934"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/bucks-county/palmer-amos-house-88002661/"}