Young, Robert, House
Why it's listed
The Robert Young House is a building in Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 under reference 85002399. The nomination text available for this entry is largely unreadable. It consists of repeated Section 7 and Section 8 headings, checklist labels for condition and integrity, and reviewer prompts about completeness, clarity and boundary selection. No physical description, construction date, builder, architectural style or statement of significance survives in legible form. Without these details, the specific historical or architectural reasons for the building's recognition cannot be set out from this record. Further information would need to come from a complete copy of the nomination, which may include the original description and statement of significance sections in their intended form, for readers seeking the building's history.
Significance in brief: The readable text does not state the reasons for significance. The significance and description sections contain only form prompts and reviewer comments, so no argument for listing can be drawn from it.
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 85002399, listed September 18, 1985. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence low).
Key facts
| Address | Strasburg Rd., Coatesville |
|---|---|
| County | Chester County |
| Listed | September 18, 1985 |
| Reference number | 85002399 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Areas of significance | Transportation, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Acreage | 0.8 |
| Coordinates | 39.95074, -75.82005 (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 85002399.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7351329
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.