{"nrhp_refnum":"03001304","name":"Brook Farm","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2870 W. Lake Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Skaneateles","county":"Onondaga County","state":"NY","lat":42.915992008000075,"lon":-76.42981673127457,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2003-12-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-one-half-story Colonial Revival house with a carriage barn on a 23-acre parcel at 2870 West Lake Road in the Town of Skaneateles, Onondaga County, New York, built in 1902 on a former working farm.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an outstanding and highly intact example of early twentieth-century Colonial Revival design. It also illustrates Skaneateles' shift from an agrarian center to a resort and then to an upper-middle-class exurb, since its first owners were among the first to live there year-round while keeping Syracuse business ties.","narrative":"Brook Farm is a white frame Colonial Revival residence on the west side of Skaneateles Lake, set on 23 acres with a matching carriage barn. Built in 1902 on a former working farm, it has a formal rectangular form, a steep gable roof, a full two-story portico with Roman Doric columns, and three pedimented dormers. Inside, the original floor plan survives, with a central hall, a wide staircase with an unusual wood balustrade, and period wood trim and mantels. Syracuse couple John and Inez Owsley commissioned the house and lived there all year, unlike many wealthy neighbors who came only for summers. Local builders Hulburt Loss and Charles Platt constructed it, and Loss probably acted as architect. Later owners included typewriter industrialist Wilbert L. Smith, who bought it in 1919. The property was listed for its architectural quality and for what it shows about the area's change from farmland to resort to year-round commuter community. Today it remains a private home and an occasional chamber music venue.","period_of_significance":"1902-1952","architect_builder":"Hulburt Loss, architect, Charles Platt, builder","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Maintained as a year-round private residence; also used as a venue for chamber music performances during an annual festival.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.9227-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/03001304.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320309","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brook_Farm_(Skaneateles,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4974330"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/onondaga-county/brook-farm-03001304/"}