{"nrhp_refnum":"01000430","name":"Fox, Albert R., House","other_names":["Fox Mansion"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2801 NY 66","address_restricted":false,"city":"Sand Lake","county":"Rensselaer County","state":"NY","lat":42.63450670200007,"lon":-73.53782295899998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2001-04-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large Greek Revival frame residence, built c. 1847 for glass works proprietor Albert R. Fox, on a 2.5-acre lot in the hamlet of Sand Lake, Rensselaer County, New York. The property also includes a c. 1860 fountain, two nineteenth-century sheds and a mid-twentieth-century garage.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is one of the most important Greek Revival residences in Rensselaer County. It displays the style in an exuberant form, with full-height pilasters on every bay, Ionic porch columns, flanking wings and early Italianate touches such as French windows and bracketed cornices. It retains a high degree of exterior and interior integrity.","narrative":"Built around 1847 for Albert R. Fox, the wealthy proprietor of the Rensselaer Glass Works, this large frame house sits on a 2.5-acre lot in the hamlet of Sand Lake, Rensselaer County. It has a symmetrical two-story, five-bay main block flanked by one-story wings. Heavy pilasters divide each bay beneath a deep frieze and bracketed cornice, and a full-width porch with Ionic columns marks the front. French windows and small brackets hint at the coming Italianate style. Inside, the central hall, mahogany staircase, black marble mantel and etched glass in the front door survive; the glass was almost certainly made at the Fox factory. The grounds hold a c. 1860 fountain, two small sheds and a later garage, remnants of a country estate that once had a carriage barn and formal gardens. The house is recognized as one of the grandest Greek Revival residences in the county, with a period of significance running from construction to about 1920.","period_of_significance":"c. 1847","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Mid-19th Century: Greek Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a single dwelling; the rear kitchen wing has been remodeled as a separate apartment.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:51.306139-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/01000430.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01000430/7687b2cb25-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01000430/7687b2cb25-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Prattk19","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2801_NY_66,_Sand_Lake_Albert_R_Fox_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Prattk19</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2801_NY_66,_Sand_Lake_Albert_R_Fox_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321228","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_R._Fox_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4711059"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/rensselaer-county/fox-albert-r-house-01000430/"}