{"nrhp_refnum":"04000823","name":"Bassett Family House","other_names":["Dielytra Arbor House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2399 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Mt. Vision","county":"Otsego County","state":"NY","lat":42.58027930700007,"lon":-75.05823117499995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2004-08-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Health/Medicine","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, two-bay Greek Revival wood-frame house at 2399 Main Street in the hamlet of Mt. Vision, town of Laurens, Otsego County, New York. It was built about 1844 for Dr. Wilson T. Bassett and Dr. Mary Ostrander Bassett and sits on a one and one-half acre site with a barn and two chicken houses.","why_significant":"The house is significant as a distinctive example of Greek Revival residential architecture in Mt. Vision. It is also tied to the Bassett family, which included three important Otsego County physicians. Wilson and Mary Bassett were the hamlet's first doctors, and their daughter Mary Imogene Bassett, born in the house, inspired the creation of Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown.","narrative":"Built around 1844 on Main Street in the hamlet of Mt. Vision, this two-story, two-bay Greek Revival house was the home and practice of Dr. Wilson T. Bassett and Dr. Mary Ostrander Bassett, the hamlet's first doctors. Both traveled widely across Otsego County. Wilson was known as a surgeon and consultant, and Mary was among the first female physicians in the region. Their daughter, Mary Imogene Bassett, was born in the house and later became a physician. She encouraged Edward S. Clark to build the hospital in Cooperstown that carries her name. The house originally had a full-height pedimented portico, which was enclosed in the 1870s to add living space. Wings were added in c1860 and 1870, and the doctors' small office was later attached to the rear. The interior keeps its historic plan, wide floorboards and a Greek Revival mantel. A barn and two early twentieth-century chicken houses remain on the site.","period_of_significance":"1844-c1903","architect_builder":"unknown","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still used as a single dwelling. It has been altered over time, including a c1960 picture window, but retains its historic floor plan and many period details.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:54.144619-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/04000823.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320907","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassett_Family_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4868108"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/otsego-county/bassett-family-house-04000823/"}