{"nrhp_refnum":"01000248","name":"Savage, Augusta, House and Studio","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"189 Old Rte. 32","address_restricted":false,"city":"Saugerties","county":"Ulster County","state":"NY","lat":42.11255419100007,"lon":-73.97632400399993,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2001-03-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Art","Black"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small Greek Revival timber-frame house and an adjacent light-frame sculpture studio at 189 Old Route 32 in Saugerties, Ulster County, New York. The house is described as a mid-nineteenth-century building, and the studio was built for sculptor Augusta Savage.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the property is the most significant surviving place associated with the productive life of sculptor Augusta Savage, a leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance and African-American art. She owned it from 1945 to 1962, and it retains a high degree of association with the last phase of her life. Significance is claimed in the areas of Art and Ethnic Heritage/Black.","narrative":"At the end of a long dirt drive off Old Route 32 in Saugerties, a small Greek Revival house and a modest sculpture studio sit on a narrow ledge between a wooded ridge and the Beaverkill Creek. The two-story timber-frame house has a side-hall main block and a one-and-one-half-story wing. Altered extensively in the 1970s, it now has mixed siding, replacement windows and an enclosed front porch, though original framing, partitions and some finishes survive. The studio, a light frame building on concrete blocks, was built for sculptor Augusta Savage, who owned the property from 1945 to 1962. Savage, born in Florida in 1892, became a prominent figure of the Harlem Renaissance, a teacher of many young artists and the first director of the Harlem Community Art Center. The property is considered her most significant surviving place of work. It keeps its isolated rural setting, and fragments of unfinished sculpture have been found around the studio. The property is currently vacant.","period_of_significance":"1945-1950","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Mid-19th Century/Greek Revival","criteria":["B"],"status_note":"Listed as vacant/not in use. The house was altered in the 1970s, and original sash and doors are being restored.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:51.22812-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/01000248.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75322723","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusta_Savage_House_and_Studio","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4820959"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/ulster-county/savage-augusta-house-and-studio-01000248/"}