John Casper Stoever Log House

John Casper Stoever Log House

Photo taken September, 2012
Location 200 W. Main St., New Holland, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°6′4″N 76°5′33″W / 40.10111°N 76.09250°W / 40.10111; -76.09250Coordinates: 40°6′4″N 76°5′33″W / 40.10111°N 76.09250°W / 40.10111; -76.09250
Area 0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built c. 1740
Architectural style Other, Corner posted log building
NRHP Reference # 86003561[1]
Added to NRHP January 6, 1987

John Casper Stoever Log House is a historic home located at New Holland, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1740, and is a 1 1/2-story, 36 feet 6 inches by 22 feet, log dwelling. It has corner posts, to which the logs are attached with mortise and tenon joints. It had a gable roof with dormers and sat on a stone foundation. The log structure was covered with asbestos shingles over novelty siding. A one-story, rear addition was built in the 1880s and a glass entryway in the 1920s. Its builder, Rev. John Casper Stoever (1707–1779), was a prominent figure in the development of the Lutheran church.[2]

The house is no longer located at 200 W. Main St., and appears to have been moved about 30 feet south and turned 90 degrees.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Steven G. Del Sordo (July 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John Casper Stoever Log House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-18.
  3. ↑ See photos from September 13, 2012


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