{"nrhp_refnum":"99001428","name":"Fairmount Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by Cherry Ln., Stevens Ave. and Cottage Hill Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"York City","county":"York County","state":"PA","lat":39.967706373000055,"lon":-76.73261771399996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1999-11-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Fairmount Historic District is a residential neighborhood of primarily Victorian-era houses in York City, York County, Pennsylvania, on the northwest bank of the Codorus Creek. It centers on North Beaver Street with three cross streets, Jefferson, Hamilton and Stevens Avenues, and was laid out in 1884 by Edward W. Spangler.","why_significant":"The district is significant as one of the earliest platted suburban neighborhoods on the outskirts of York, developed by Edward W. Spangler in 1884. Its houses, mostly built between 1884 and about 1915, illustrate the dwelling types, materials and styles used by York's upper, middle and working classes, and most retain their architectural integrity.","narrative":"Laid out in 1884 on a wedge of land across the Codorus Creek from York, the Fairmount neighborhood grew along North Beaver Street and three cross streets during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Developer Edward W. Spangler, a lawyer and newspaper owner, sold lots to professionals who built large single homes and duplexes, and to investors who built rental houses. Most houses combine Queen Anne, Second Empire, Gothic Revival, Colonial Revival and Italianate features in frame and brick. Its walkable location near downtown York, reached by two iron truss bridges and later served by trolley lines, drew residents across social classes. The district is considered significant for its community development as a planned suburb and for its largely intact collection of Victorian-era dwellings, which illustrate the building practices and tastes of York at the turn of the twentieth century.","period_of_significance":"C. 1850-1933","architect_builder":"Dempwolf, John A.; Spangler, Edward W.","architectural_style":"Queen Anne, Second Empire, Gothic Revival, Colonial Revival, Italianate","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Fairmount has remained largely intact, with 101 of 107 original homes standing; about sixty percent of homes are rentals, and approximately 25-30 homes were being restored or rehabilitated.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:36.212788-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/99001428.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99001428/87db204ca3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99001428/87db204ca3-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:York_Fairmount_HD_113-15_Stevens.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:York_Fairmount_HD_113-15_Stevens.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71998836","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairmount_Historic_District_(York_City,_Pennsylvania)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5430644"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/york-county/fairmount-historic-district-99001428/"}