{"nrhp_refnum":"99000326","name":"East York Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Bounded by OxfordSt., Wallace St., Royal St., and Eastern Bvd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Springettsbury Township","county":"York County","state":"PA","lat":39.973683190500054,"lon":-76.68747606457617,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1999-03-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"East York is an unincorporated residential development in Springettsbury Township, York County, Pennsylvania, lying just outside York City limits along East Market Street (the Lincoln Highway). It is a grid-plan suburb of 308 resources laid out in 1903.","why_significant":"The district is significant under Criterion C for its architecture, which includes Colonial Revival, Tudor, Prairie and Craftsman styles. The nomination describes it as a comprehensively planned early 20th century middle class suburb, with deed restrictions, cost standards, and a mix of architect-designed homes on the main thoroughfare. It also illustrates development during the decline of the trolley and rise of the automobile.","narrative":"Laid out in 1903 as a grid-plan suburb just outside York, East York stretches along both sides of East Market Street, the Lincoln Highway, with its largest lots and most prominent houses fronting that road. Its 308 resources were built mainly during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, and the district is notable for its variety of houses in Colonial Revival, Tudor, Prairie and Craftsman styles, along with French Eclectic and a 1936 Art Deco apartment building. Lots were deed restricted, and the developer set standards for house size and cost, which produced a planned neighborhood of middle and upper income families. Trees now form canopies over many streets, and detached garages match their houses in style and materials. Many large Market Street houses were later converted into doctors' and dentists' offices. The development's early reliance on the trolley and later bus service reflects the transportation patterns that shaped suburbs of its era.","period_of_significance":"1903-1948","architect_builder":"Architect: Harry Lenker; John B. Hamme. Builder: Walter Henry","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival, Tudor, Prairie, Craftsman, French Eclectic","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The district retains integrity, with changes to homes few; some East Market Street residences have been converted to offices, and non-contributing buildings date from after the 1950s.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:36.001478-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/99000326.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99000326/e8f1142e9e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99000326/e8f1142e9e-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:34_Manheim_East_York_YorkCo_PA.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:34_Manheim_East_York_YorkCo_PA.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71998233","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_York_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5329723"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/york-county/east-york-historic-district-99000326/"}