Michael, John, Farm
Why it's listed
Set on a steep ridge above the Delaware River near Shawnee-on-Delaware, the John Michael Farm Complex is a group of farm buildings centred on a two-storey frame farmhouse built about 1875. The house has a slate roof, beaded corner trim, 2/2 windows with low pediments, and a four-panel Victorian entrance door framed by a small porch. Inside, it keeps much of its original detailing, including beaded trim, cast iron hinges, and beaded wainscot in the kitchen. Its large Pennsylvania bank barn, of about the same date, has a good deal of decorative detail. Before the main house was built, the family lived in a one-room frame wash house, which was itself built in the first half of the nineteenth century on the site of an earlier log cabin. The Treible family held the land for much of the 1800s before John Michael bought the farm shortly after World War I. The nomination regards the house as one of the most carefully detailed Victorian farmhouses on the Pennsylvania side of the river, unusual for an upland farm.
Significance in brief: The complex is described as a typical 19th-century Upper Delaware Valley farmstead in its overall layout, but the farmhouse is regarded as unusually well detailed for an upland farm. The nomination argues the investment in stylistic detail is unusual because ridge soils were less fertile, and it traces the property's progressive upgrading through the Treible and Michael families.
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 80000355, listed July 8, 1980. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | E of Stroudsburg, Stroudsburg |
|---|---|
| County | Monroe County |
| Listed | July 8, 1980 |
| Reference number | 80000355 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1800-1899 |
| Architectural style | Victorian |
| Areas of significance | Architecture, Agriculture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Acreage | 3.2 |
| Coordinates | 41.03508, -75.05648 (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 80000355.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q15229672
- This listing as JSON
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