{"nrhp_refnum":"05001394","name":"White, Sidney, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"483 Travis Hill Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Preson Hollow","county":"Albany County","state":"NY","lat":42.46933074650005,"lon":-74.1993130472427,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-12-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Greek Revival-style timber-frame farmhouse with an attached one-and-a-half-story wing, built about 1841 on a 23.42-acre parcel on Travis Hill Road near Preston Hollow, in the Town of Rensselaerville, Albany County, New York.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a relatively intact example of heavy timber-frame vernacular domestic architecture in the Preston Hollow area of southwest Albany County. Its interior mixes late Federal and mainly Greek Revival details. It was built for Sidney White (1800-1871), a local road commissioner and tax assessor whose farm reflects the end of the Van Rensselaer leasehold system.","narrative":"Set on a hillside in rural Albany County, this two-story farmhouse near Preston Hollow was built around 1841 for Sidney White, a local farmer who served as road commissioner and tax assessor. A heavy hand-hewn timber frame sits on a fieldstone foundation, and white clapboard covers the five-bay main block. A smaller wing, probably built as a woodshed, was later converted to living space. Inside, a center-passage plan holds a parlor and kitchen, four brick hearths and a bake oven. Flat Greek Revival moldings appear throughout, while the balusters, doors and parlor mantel recall the earlier Federal style. White bought his land in 1841 after the end of the old patroon leasehold arrangement, and eventually assembled about 320 acres. The house is considered significant as a largely intact local example of vernacular timber-frame building, retaining its original plan despite some replaced windows and doors. The surrounding property keeps its pastures, stone walls and orchard, and a conservation easement now protects it.","period_of_significance":"c. 1841- c. 1880","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Mid 19th Century: Greek Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Currently a single dwelling; a conservation easement is attached to the deed. Some windows, the front door and sidelights are later replacements, and the woodshed wing was altered for living space.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.154834-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/05001394.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75316385","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_White_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7509420"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/albany-county/white-sidney-house-05001394/"}