Evans, William and Mordecai, House
Also known as: Evans, Log & Stone House
Approximate location: the National Park Service places this pin arbitrarily within the property, not at a surveyed point (stated accuracy ±12 m).
Why it's listed
Beside Main Street at the west end of Linfield village in Limerick Township, Montgomery County, stands a stuccoed log and stone house begun about 1720 by William Evans, a son of Welsh immigrants. Its hand-adzed oak logs are dovetailed, and a stone section was added to the east gable in 1763 by Mordecai Evans. The log section retains a Welsh-style fireplace with a small window beside it, called an inglenook, and the fireplace wall projects outside the gable to form an attic access stair. The house is regarded as a well-preserved example of 18th century log and stone building in southeastern Pennsylvania, with possible Welsh influence on its design. On September 19, 1777, General George Washington used the house as a brief headquarters while crossing the Schuylkill River during the Philadelphia Campaign. The house was also used for religious meetings by the local community in the eighteenth century.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house is a highly preserved 18th century log and stone dwelling that retains original materials and construction. It cites Welsh features, including a windowed inglenook in the fireplace and an outside corbelled chimney wall giving access to the attic, as evidence of Welsh influence on domestic architecture in the area. It also states the house was briefly used by George Washington's headquarters in September 1777 during the Philadelphia Campaign.
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 05000332, listed April 20, 2005. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 1206 Main St., Linfield, Limerick Township |
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| County | Montgomery County |
| Listed | April 20, 2005 |
| Reference number | 05000332 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | Circa 1720-1763 |
| Architectural style | No Style |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 40.20994, -75.57161 (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 05000332.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q8020733
- This listing as JSON
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