{"nrhp_refnum":"04000433","name":"Mead House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2210 Galway Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Galway","county":"Saratoga County","state":"NY","lat":43.01629844650006,"lon":-74.02167377125346,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2004-05-12","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-style farmhouse at 2210 Galway Road in the town of Galway, Saratoga County, New York, built circa 1825 for Jesse Mead. The 18.7-acre parcel also includes a contributing carriage barn.","why_significant":"The house is a substantially intact example of vernacular Federal residential architecture in Galway, with a Federal entrance among the finest of its type in the Saratoga region. It is also tied to Jesse Mead, a large landowner, the first town supervisor of Galway, and a state assemblyman, who lived there until his death in 1873.","narrative":"Built around 1825 on Galway Road in Saratoga County, this two-story timber-framed farmhouse has five bays, a center-hall plan, clapboard siding and a high fieldstone foundation. A rear kitchen wing, possibly the first dwelling on the site, holds a massive cooking hearth and brick bake oven. The Federal entrance, with a pediment, sidelights and a half-round transom, is described as among the finest of its type in the Saratoga region. A mid-nineteenth-century carriage barn also contributes to the property. The house was home to Jesse Mead, who moved from Troy in the early 1820s and became one of the county's largest landowners. He served as Galway's first town supervisor in 1840, sat in the state Assembly in 1841, and held roles at the Galway Academy and the Presbyterian church. His father, a Revolutionary War veteran, lived there until 1830. The house reflects early nineteenth-century settlement and building practice in the area.","period_of_significance":"circa 1825-1873","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Early Republic/Federal","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still used as a single dwelling; the form describes it as retaining substantial integrity of design and materials.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:52.705213-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/04000433.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321594","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mead_House_(Galway,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6803139"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/saratoga-county/mead-house-04000433/"}