{"nrhp_refnum":"01001389","name":"DeWitt, W.F., Hotel","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"7803 NY 81","address_restricted":false,"city":"Durham","county":"Greene County","state":"NY","lat":42.409675779000054,"lon":-74.15255845299998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2001-12-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-one-half story, seven-by-three-bay frame hotel built about 1865 on the west side of NYS Route 81 in the hamlet of Oak Hill, town of Durham, Greene County, New York.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the hotel is an intact example of large-scale, mid-nineteenth century commercial architecture in Oak Hill. Its scale reflects the hamlet's iron-driven industrial boom and prosperity. It keeps its original floor plan and most original finishes, and displays restrained Greek Revival and Italianate features.","narrative":"Built around 1865 in the hamlet of Oak Hill, in the town of Durham, Greene County, this two-and-one-half story frame hotel sits on a stone foundation beneath a moderately pitched metal-clad gable roof with a simple bracketed cornice. Clapboard siding, original two-over-two sash and a finely crafted Italianate recessed entrance with its original paired glazed doors mark the front. A two-story porch that once spanned the facade was removed because of deterioration and its closeness to Route 81. Inside, the original plan survives, with a former tavern room and two parlors on the first floor and small chambers off a central hall upstairs. The hotel recalls Oak Hill's mid-nineteenth century prosperity, when iron foundries and related industries drove the local economy and the hamlet already had two hotels by 1857. Its large scale, intact finishes and restrained Greek Revival and Italianate details led to its listing for architecture. After a period of decline, it has been restored and now houses an antique shop.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1865","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Victorian/Italianate","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"After years of decline and neglect, the hotel was recently acquired and underwent a sensitive restoration. Its current function is listed as an antique shop.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.2047-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/01001389.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01001389/861310b87f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01001389/861310b87f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Kenneth C. Zirkel","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:W._F._DeWitt_Hotel_Durham_NY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Kenneth C. Zirkel</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:W._F._DeWitt_Hotel_Durham_NY.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100001586","name":"Oak Hill Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/oak-hill-historic-district-100001586/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75317942","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._F._DeWitt_Hotel","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7945516"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/greene-county/dewitt-w-f-hotel-01001389/"}