{"nrhp_refnum":"00001415","name":"Old Episcopal Manse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NY 23, Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Prattsville","county":"Greene County","state":"NY","lat":42.31422018000006,"lon":-74.43258429499997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2000-11-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A former Episcopal manse built in 1845 on the west side of Main Street (NYS Route 23) in the village of Prattsville, Greene County, New York. The less-than-one-acre parcel also holds a carriage barn dating to about 1890.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the manse is a distinctive and rare example of mid-nineteenth century Carpenter Gothic residential architecture in the western Catskills. It reflects the Picturesque Movement through its board-and-batten siding, crossed gables, scroll-sawn vergeboards and pointed-arch windows. It also retains a high degree of integrity despite later additions.","narrative":"Built in 1845 by the local Episcopal congregation as a home for its pastor, this one-and-one-half story house on Main Street in Prattsville, Greene County, is a Carpenter Gothic cottage. It has a crossed-gable roof, board-and-batten siding, a rubblestone foundation and delicate scroll-sawn vergeboards. Paired pointed casement windows sit in pointed-arch surrounds at the gable level, and a single-story porch spans the front. Inside, a foyer with a finely crafted spiral stair leads to two parlors with Greek Revival style mantels. A mid-twentieth century rear wing was added, and a carriage barn from about 1890 survives on the grounds. The house is listed for its architecture. It reflects the Picturesque ideas popularized by designers such as Alexander Jackson Davis and A.J. Downing, including the board-and-batten sheathing Downing recommended for Gothic buildings. It is described as a rare example of this residential type in the western Catskills and retains strong integrity of design and materials.","period_of_significance":"1845-ca.1890","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Mid-19th Century/Gothic Revival (Carpenter Gothic)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Current function is listed as a single dwelling; a mid-twentieth century rear addition and a modern chimney are noted.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:50.877059-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/00001415.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00001415/8dbcde9dfb-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00001415/8dbcde9dfb-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Robert Drake","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Episcopal_Manse.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Robert Drake</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Episcopal_Manse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75318015","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Episcopal_Manse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7083939"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/greene-county/old-episcopal-manse-00001415/"}