John Casper Stoever Log House

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]

John Casper Stoever Log House
Photo taken September, 2012
Location200 W. Main St.,
New Holland, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°6′4″N 76°5′33″W
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Builtc. 1740
Architectural styleCorner posted log building
NRHP reference No.86003561[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 6, 1987

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]

  • The house's "shadow" on the building at 204 W. Main
  • Log structure beneath the siding
  • Foundation stones lying beside the moved building

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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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