{"nrhp_refnum":"03001281","name":"Berry, Col. Sidney, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"725 W. River Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Northumberland","county":"Saratoga County","state":"NY","lat":43.213237249500054,"lon":-73.58521239079708,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2003-12-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, timber-framed Federal and Greek Revival residence at 725 West River Road in Northumberland, Saratoga County, New York, on a 13.77-acre parcel beside the Hudson River. It was built about 1800 with an older rear wing, and was remodeled about 1850.","why_significant":"The house is an intact example of vernacular farmhouse architecture from the post-Revolutionary settlement of Saratoga County. It shows how a Federal farmhouse was updated with simple Greek Revival features. It is also tied to Col. Sidney Berry, a Revolutionary War veteran who became a large landholder and local political figure.","narrative":"Set on a 13.77-acre parcel along the Hudson River in Northumberland, Saratoga County, this two-story timber-framed house began as a Federal-period farmhouse and was later updated in the Greek Revival manner. It has five bays, a center-hall plan, a stone foundation, a front porch with Tuscan posts, and a 1 1/2-story rear wing that may be the first dwelling on the site. Inside, plank floors and simple Greek Revival moldings survive. The house is tied to Col. Sidney Berry, a New Jersey-born Revolutionary War veteran who settled in the area by 1790. He served as the first Saratoga County Surrogate, sat in the State Assembly, helped establish the first local school district, and became Northumberland's first town supervisor. He also helped found an early temperance society. The house is valued as a rare surviving example of settlement-period farmhouse architecture in the town, with changes around 1850 that show shifting tastes among prosperous landowners.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1790-1850","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Early Republic/Federal; Mid-19th Century/Greek Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still used as a residence; a deteriorated ca. 1945 garage on the parcel is non-contributing.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:52.993124-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/03001281.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03001281/5bb5efeedd-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03001281/5bb5efeedd-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Hammersit173","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Col_Sidney_Berrys_house_picture_1.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Hammersit173</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:Col_Sidney_Berrys_house_picture_1.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321538","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Col._Sidney_Berry_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5141789"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/saratoga-county/berry-col-sidney-house-03001281/"}