{"nrhp_refnum":"08000698","name":"Martin, Gen. Walter, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"6575 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Martinsburg","county":"Lewis County","state":"NY","lat":43.73991609700005,"lon":-75.46899107799999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2008-07-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Exploration/Settlement"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story limestone residence at 6575 Main Street (NY Route 26) in the hamlet of Martinsburg, Lewis County, New York, built in 1805 for General Walter Martin, with Greek Revival flanking wings added circa 1835.","why_significant":"The house is a highly intact example of a Federal/Greek Revival estate house tied to Walter Martin, founder of Martinsburg and a leading figure in establishing Lewis County. It shows refined craftsmanship rare on the northern New York frontier and documents changes in taste across two generations of the Martin family.","narrative":"Built in 1805 on Martinsburg's main street, this limestone house was the residence of General Walter Martin, the financier, landowner and civic leader who founded the town. The two-story, hip-roofed main block has a five-bay front with a pedimented center pavilion, stone quoins and a denticulated cornice. After Martin died in 1834, his sons John and David altered the house in the Greek Revival style, adding stone wings with stepped gables and raised porches, dividing the center hall and installing a second staircase so two families could live there. Interior details include carved mantels, molded trim and wide plank floors. Martin bought thousands of acres, sold land to settlers, funded mills, a church, a school and bridges, and helped bring the first county courthouse to Martinsburg in 1812. The house is valued as an early, well-preserved Federal residence in Lewis County and as a record of changing tastes. The county historical society acquired it in 2005 and is planning its restoration.","period_of_significance":"1805-1835","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Early Republic: Federal, Greek Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Owned by the Lewis County Historical Society since 2005; plans are underway for structural stabilization, restoration and interpretation. Earlier uses included a convalescent home for Canadian veterans and a tearoom and restaurant.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.910796-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/08000698.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08000698/7c632968ef-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08000698/7c632968ef-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Unknown","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:General_Walter_Martin_mansion,_Martinsburg,_New_York.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Unknown</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:General_Walter_Martin_mansion,_Martinsburg,_New_York.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75318588","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gen._Walter_Martin_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5530831"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/lewis-county/martin-gen-walter-house-08000698/"}