{"nrhp_refnum":"93000355","name":"Meredith, Stephen, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"PA 100 halfway between Bucktown and Pughtown, South Coventry Township","address_restricted":false,"city":"Bucktown","county":"Chester County","state":"PA","lat":40.17158377200005,"lon":-75.66117650852871,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1993-04-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story stone Greek Revival temple-form house on a knoll overlooking Pughtown in South Coventry Township, northern Chester County, Pennsylvania, built in 1844. It includes a stone barn, a vaulted root cellar, a stone arch bridge and a later one-story stone kitchen addition.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is the only Greek Revival temple-form house in South Coventry Township and the surrounding area. It cites its Doric entrance porch on a high podium, its ornamental plaster work and interior detailing, and its largely unchanged form as reasons it is important to local architecture. It also links the house to its first owner, a doctor and Chester County political figure.","narrative":"Built in 1844 in the temple form, this two-story stone house in South Coventry Township, Chester County, sits on a knoll above Pughtown, approached by a winding drive over a stone arch bridge. Its gable-end entrance faces south beneath a one-story Doric porch raised on a high podium, with a triangular pediment at each gable. Inside, a side-hall plan includes high ceilings, deep window reveals and ornate plaster ceiling medallions with egg-and-dart detail. The house was built for Dr. Stephen Meredith, a physician and Chester County Republican who served in the state legislature in 1867 and 1868. It is regarded as the only Greek Revival temple-form house in the township and the surrounding area, and its plaster work and interior finish are rarely found in local country homes. The stone barn dates in part to about 1780 to 1790, and a one-story stone kitchen addition was built on the east side. The property has retained its integrity, with the main house little changed apart from that addition.","period_of_significance":"1844","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Occupied as a farm property with a gazebo, pond and barn; the document notes encroaching commercial development on the north and west sides.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:35.988358-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/93000355.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93000355/6231e9e38b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93000355/6231e9e38b-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stephen_Meredith_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:Stephen_Meredith_Chesco.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71998196","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Meredith_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17021504"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/chester-county/meredith-stephen-house-93000355/"}