{"nrhp_refnum":"91002009","name":"Yeakle and Miller Houses","other_names":["Yeakle,Daniel and Miller,John Faber,Houses"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"500 and 502 Bethlehem Pike and 9 Hillcrest Ave., Springfield Township","address_restricted":false,"city":"Erdenheim","county":"Montgomery County","state":"PA","lat":40.08877640600008,"lon":-75.21334275799995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1992-01-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Two identical Late Victorian Queen Anne and Shingle style houses on Bethlehem Pike in the Erdenheim section of Springfield Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, built in 1892 with a related carriage house to the rear. The Yeakle and Miller houses were built by Daniel Yeakle and his son-in-law John Faber Miller.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the houses are outstanding examples of Late Victorian residential architecture showing both the Queen Anne and Shingle styles, with very good integrity. It links their construction to the arrival of railroads, which brought wealthy summer residents and suburban development to the area. It also notes that they are among the last remaining examples of this style in the Township.","narrative":"Two identical houses of coursed stone and cedar shingle stand on Bethlehem Pike in Erdenheim, built in 1892 for Daniel Yeakle and his son-in-law, John Faber Miller. Their picturesque massing combines Queen Anne and Shingle style features, including hipped roofs with many cross gables, cedar shake roofs with flared eaves, a second-floor semi-tower, and shingled bays. Interior finishes include oak woodwork on the first floor, pine on the upper floors, Mercer tile fireplace facings, and a tower room with a water-tank storage room. A carriage house built at the same time stands behind the Yeakle house and served both families. The houses were built on a two-acre parcel reserved from the Yeakle farm, which had been held by the family since the 1750s. They are regarded as outstanding examples of Late Victorian residential design in Springfield Township, and their level of original fabric is unusually high for the period.","period_of_significance":"1892","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"LATE VICTORIAN / Queen Anne; Shingle Style","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The houses are described as still in the process of restoration; the Miller house has been converted to an apartment on the first floor.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:36.361637-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/91002009.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91002009/886a7be0a3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91002009/886a7be0a3-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Shuvaev","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yeakle_and_Miller_Houses,_Erdenheim_PA_500.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Shuvaev</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:Yeakle_and_Miller_Houses,_Erdenheim_PA_500.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71995493","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeakle_and_Miller_Houses","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8050824"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/montgomery-county/yeakle-and-miller-houses-91002009/"}