John Casper Stoever Log House

John Casper Stoever Log House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Photo taken September, 2012
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Location	200 W. Main St., New Holland, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°6′4″N76°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	Corner posted log building
NRHP reference No.	86003561 [1]
Added to NRHP	January 6, 1987

The John Casper Stoever Log House is an historic American home that is located in New Holland, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

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

History and architectural features

Built circa 1740, this historic structure is a 1+1⁄2-story, log dwelling that measures thirty-six feet, six inches by twenty-two feet. It has corner posts, to which the logs are attached with mortise and tenon joints. Featuring a gable roof with dormers, it was originally erected on a stone foundation. The log structure was covered with asbestos shingles over novelty siding. A one-story, rear addition was built during the 1880s and a glass entryway was added during 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 West Main Street, and appears to have been moved about thirty feet south and turned ninety degrees. ^[3]

Gallery

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  The house's "shadow" on the building at 204 W. Main
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  Log structure beneath the siding
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  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. Steven G. Del Sordo (July 1986). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Stoever, John Casper, Log House. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 24, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
3. See photos from September 13, 2012