{"nrhp_refnum":"01000673","name":"Reformed Dutch Church of Claverack","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NY 9H, N of NY 23B","address_restricted":false,"city":"Claverack","county":"Columbia County","state":"NY","lat":42.22885031250007,"lon":-73.7318732722486,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2001-06-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick Dutch Colonial church built in 1767 on NY Route 9H in the hamlet of Claverack, Columbia County, New York, with a parsonage, garage, stone shed and a 12.7-acre cemetery. Solomon Strong was the builder.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is a rare surviving example of Dutch Colonial/Georgian church architecture in Columbia County, with a gambrel roof, English bond brickwork, Federal-period tower and Victorian alterations. It is also historically significant as a congregation organized in 1716 that shaped community life, and one early pastor founded the school later known as Claverack College.","narrative":"Built in 1767 by Solomon Strong, this red brick church on Route 9H in the hamlet of Claverack, Columbia County, grew in stages. A tower and entrance bay were added in 1828, and a large addition with transept-like wings followed in 1854-55. The gambrel roof, English bond brickwork and the date numerals \"1767\" on the west wall reflect its Dutch Colonial origins, while the tower and the Victorian windows show later periods. The property also includes an 1844 Greek Revival parsonage, an early 20th-century garage, a stone shed and a 12.7-acre cemetery with gravestones from the 18th century to the present. The congregation was organized in 1716, and one of its early pastors founded the school that became Claverack College. The church is valued as a rare surviving Dutch Colonial church in the county and as a long-standing center of community life. Its period of significance, 1767 to 1879, ends with the installation of the present bell.","period_of_significance":"1767-1879","architect_builder":"Strong, Solomon (builder)","architectural_style":"Colonial: Dutch Colonial","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a church and cemetery; the sanctuary appearance is described as unchanged since 1855, apart from cosmetic repairs.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:51.452571-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/01000673.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01000673/cbbb2f8e67-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01000673/cbbb2f8e67-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Daniel Case","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Reformed_Dutch_Church_of_Claverack,_NY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Case</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:Reformed_Dutch_Church_of_Claverack,_NY.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312431","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reformed_Dutch_Church_of_Claverack","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2136791"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/columbia-county/reformed-dutch-church-of-claverack-01000673/"}