National Register of Historic Places
Stirling
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
The record
- Listed
- April 17, 1980
- Type
- Building
- Address
- 1120 Centre Ave., Reading
- County
- Berks
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Period of significance
- 1875 to 1899
- Contributing resources
- 1 building
- Coordinates
- 40.35250, -75.93392
- Reference number
- 80003427
The story
Written by AI from this property's National Register nomination and the record above; every sentence is checked against its sources before it appears here. Corrections: privacy@treealive.com
Stirling is a Chateauesque house on five acres at 1120 Centre Ave. in Reading, built from 1890 to 1892.
Why it's listed
It was listed in the National Register in 1980 under criterion C, with local significance in architecture and a period of significance of 1890 to 1892. Theophilus P. Chandler was the architect and builder.
Physical character
The walls and foundation are granite ashlar, under slate roofs with a gambrel form and steeply pitched gables. A balustraded veranda and an arcaded porte-cochere front it, and decorated parapets top the roofline.
Historical context
James Hervey Sternbergh patented a hot pressed nut machine in 1867; the nomination associates the house with the Reading Nut and Bolt Works.