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1 The Nathan James House
110 North Main Street The first house on our tour was built in 1888 for Mr. and Mrs. Nathan James, Esquire. Nathan James was the district attorney of Bucks County from 1853 to 1859. He was also the President of the Bucks County Bar Association and his wife was an original member of the Bucks County Historical Society. Nathan had a passion for music which led him to join a band called the "Doylestown Brass Band." He was also interested in clockwork and so in his spare time he was an apprentice under Samuel Soliday, a clockmaker in Doylestown. The house contains a combination of different architectural styles with emphasis in the Shingle style and the Queen Anne style. The Shingle style, an architectural style highly influenced by H.H. Richardson, can be seen in the broad gambrel roof and the shingled upper floor exterior. The Queen Anne style, which is a form of the classic Victorian style, is found in the spherical turret, tall, corbeled chimneys, and varying sized windows with miniature square panes. Much of the Victorian architecture similar to this found in the Borough was based on and modeled after the design of the second courthouse which was built in 1877. This is one of the most unique houses in the borough. Go to the Table of Contents of the Tour
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