{"nrhp_refnum":"04000436","name":"Fort Schuyler Club Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"254 Genesee St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Utica","county":"Oneida County","state":"NY","lat":43.09985820900005,"lon":-75.23496520099997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2004-05-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Social History","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick clubhouse at 254 Genesee Street, at the corner of Genesee and Court Streets in downtown Utica, Oneida County, New York. It began as a Federal style townhouse built in 1830 and was enlarged in stages through 1929.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that it is a rare and substantially intact late 19th and early 20th century social club building in downtown Utica. It has served as a gathering place for the city's business and civic leaders since 1883. Its phased additions and interiors show a succession of architectural styles, including Federal, Colonial Revival and Arts and Crafts. It remains a landmark on Genesee Street.","narrative":"Built in 1830 as a three-story Federal style brick townhouse for canal contractor Samuel Farwell, this building at Genesee and Court Streets in downtown Utica became the Fort Schuyler Club's home in 1883. The club was a social organization of the city's business and professional leaders, and early members included a governor, a vice president and a Supreme Court justice. The club altered and enlarged the house over several decades. A fire in January 1899 led to additions through 1902, including a ballroom, a Palm Room and a Ladies' Annex, and a large western addition followed in 1929. Interiors show Colonial Revival, Arts and Crafts and Jacobean-Elizabethan influences, such as the oak-paneled Oak Room with its molded plaster ceiling. The building is reported to have been the first in Utica to have electric lights, installed in 1888. It is valued as a rare, largely intact club building and a landmark on Genesee Street, and it still serves as a clubhouse.","period_of_significance":"1830-1929","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Early Republic/Federal","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a social clubhouse; the club's membership continues today.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.597085-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/04000436.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000436/a3bdc51c45-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000436/a3bdc51c45-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Lvklock","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FortSchuylerClubBuilding.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Lvklock</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FortSchuylerClubBuilding.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100002668","name":"Downtown Genessee Street Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/downtown-genessee-street-historic-district-100002668/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320201","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Schuyler_Club","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5471995"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/oneida-county/fort-schuyler-club-building-04000436/"}