{"nrhp_refnum":"05000637","name":"Platte Clove Post Office, Old","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2340 Platte Clove Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Elka Park","county":"Greene County","state":"NY","lat":42.134047450000025,"lon":-74.08791555499994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-06-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small wood-frame, T-shaped building at 2340 Platte Clove Road in Elka Park, Town of Hunter, Greene County, New York, built about 1885 as a combined residence and post office.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is locally significant as an outstanding, highly intact example of mixed-use Late Victorian vernacular architecture. It keeps period interior finishes such as matchstick beaded-board walls and an unusual enclosed spiral stair. Its first-floor plan separates public post office space from private family space. It also recalls the tourist era of Platte Clove and Devil's Kitchen.","narrative":"Built around 1885 on the south side of Platte Clove Road in Elka Park, this modest T-shaped wood-frame building served as both a family home and the post office for Platte Clove. Its balloon frame is sheathed in clapboard and several shingle patterns, and a curved, shingled first-story bay marks the main entrance. Inside, a small vestibule with stained triple-beaded boards fronts a rounded enclosure that hides a spiral stair. The post office room on the west side has its own outside door, keeping public business apart from the family parlor. Charles Cole, a Civil War veteran, served as postmaster from 1888 to 1911 and lived here with his wife Loisa and daughter Eva. The building went up when nearby Devil's Kitchen and the Platte Clove drew many summer visitors. It is considered locally significant for its high degree of integrity and its clear mixed-use plan.","period_of_significance":"c. 1885","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Vernacular","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Historic and current function listed as a single dwelling; the interior is described as extremely intact and retains post office shelving.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.769796-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/05000637.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000637/babd315a5b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000637/babd315a5b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Daniel Case","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Platte_Clove_Post_Office,_Elka_Park,_NY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Case</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:Old_Platte_Clove_Post_Office,_Elka_Park,_NY.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75318025","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Platte_Clove_Post_Office","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7084745"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/greene-county/platte-clove-post-office-old-05000637/"}