Wentz, John, House
Why it's listed
The John Wentz House is a building in Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania, listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. The available text of the nomination is badly garbled, and the surviving fragments do not clearly give the construction date, the builder or the architectural style. The readable portions indicate that the property was considered significant as a representative example of an architectural style and type from a particular period. Its physical description, including materials, dimensions and any alterations, cannot be reliably recovered from the scanned text. The nomination also refers to a continuation sheet dated 11/18/83, which is not part of the text provided. Because the readable material is limited, the details of the property's design and history should be checked against the full nomination file before being relied upon. Further detail on the house and its association with the Wentz family is not available in this version of the record.
Significance in brief: The readable fragments indicate that the nomination argues the house is significant as a representative example of an architectural style and type of a particular period. The specific style, period and criteria cannot be reliably read from the OCR text.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 85001156, listed May 20, 1985. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence low).
Key facts
| Address | PA 82, East Fallowfield Township, Coatesville |
|---|---|
| County | Chester County |
| Listed | May 20, 1985 |
| Reference number | 85001156 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Acreage | 2.1 |
| Coordinates | 39.94452, -75.83261 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 85001156.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q6263507
- This listing as JSON
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