{"nrhp_refnum":"07000866","name":"Fairview Manor","other_names":["Longue Vue Manor","Our Lady of Fairview"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"38289 NY 12-E","address_restricted":false,"city":"Clayton","county":"Jefferson County","state":"NY","lat":44.22450217650004,"lon":-76.12153645131966,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2007-08-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Entertainment/Recreation","Industry"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A stone French Eclectic summer estate house on a 16.81-acre parcel on the St. Lawrence River in Clayton, Jefferson County, New York, built c.1937 as Longue Vue Manor for Carl J. Zimmerman.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the property is significant in architecture as an intact interpretation of a French-style manor house, and in recreation/tourism as one of the summer estates built by wealthy New Yorkers in the Thousand Islands. It is also tied to Carl J. Zimmerman, founder of Carbola Chemical Co., a major regional employer for over 50 years.","narrative":"Fairview Manor, originally called Longue Vue Manor, is a 2-1/2-story French Eclectic house built about 1937 on a knoll above the St. Lawrence River in Clayton, New York. Constructed of local river rock with a slate roof, turrets, dormers and walls three feet thick, it sits on a 16.81-acre parcel with 850 feet of river frontage. The grounds include a 50-foot stone tower that once held a windmill, a grill house, a pillared arbor, a gazebo and stone gateposts. Inside, a vaulted reception hall with a massive stone fireplace leads to a sunken living room facing the river. Carl J. Zimmerman, a New York City industrialist who founded Carbola Chemical Co., built it as a summer retreat during a period when wealthy New Yorkers were building homes in the Thousand Islands. The property is recognized for its intact architecture, its role in the region's resort development, and its link to Zimmerman, whose talc company employed many local people.","period_of_significance":"c.1937","architect_builder":"Anstey, Walter (Builder)","architectural_style":"French Eclectic","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Current functions are listed as residence; historic functions included residence and commerce/trade (restaurant and lodge). Boathouse and pier ruins remain on the grounds.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.127305-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/07000866.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000866/d6a7dcdced-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000866/d6a7dcdced-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Stephen Schweitzer","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fairview_Manor.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Stephen Schweitzer</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:Fairview_Manor.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75318230","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairview_Manor","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5430834"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/jefferson-county/fairview-manor-07000866/"}