Schultz, Martin, House
Why it's listed
Built around 1736 by Martin Schultz as a stone dwelling in the Kreutz Creek Valley, the house is a one-and-a-half story, banked structure of blue limestone with a steeply pitched roof and a central cellar. Its interior follows the Continental plan once common among German settlers in southeastern Pennsylvania, with a large walk-in kitchen fireplace, a smaller fireplace in the southeast room, and half-timbered partitions. The house is regarded as one of the first two stone dwellings built west of the Susquehanna River, a sign that its builders intended to settle permanently in the area. Original features include hand-wrought iron hinges, a vaulted cellar, and lehnstuhl roof trusses. In 1956 the house was restored to a single-family residence after a period as a two-family tenant farmhouse. It is considered an excellent local example of Germanic building traditions and one of the oldest surviving dwellings of its kind in York County.
Significance in brief: The house is described as a significant local example of early 18th century Germanic architecture, with a steeply pitched roof, vaulted cellar, double interior chimneys, half-timbered partitions, and small window openings. Its floor plan is presented as an unusual variation of the Continental (flurkuchenhaus) type, and it is regarded as one of the earliest recorded dwellings still standing in York County.
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 93000057, listed March 11, 1993. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 155 Emig St., Hallam |
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| County | York County |
| Listed | March 11, 1993 |
| Reference number | 93000057 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1736-1790 |
| Architect / builder | Martin Schultz (builder) |
| Architectural style | Germanic vernacular (Continental house type) |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Restored to a single-family residence in 1956; a noncontributing garage stands on the property. |
| Acreage | 3.8 |
| Coordinates | 40.00057, -76.60881 (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 93000057.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q6776547
- This listing as JSON
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