{"nrhp_refnum":"08000700","name":"Pulver-Bird, House","other_names":["Eagle Acres"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"983 Hunns Lake Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Stanford","county":"Dutchess County","state":"NY","lat":41.91319805100005,"lon":-73.63377540199997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2008-07-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Greek Revival dwelling at 983 Hunns Lake Road in Hunns Lake, Town of Stanford, Dutchess County, New York, built around 1839 for Henry Pulver. It sits on a farm with a frame barn and an icehouse.","why_significant":"The house is presented as one of the best remaining examples of Greek Revival domestic architecture in rural Dutchess County. It is long attributed to local carpenter-builder Nathaniel Lockwood, Jr. It also reflects the prosperity of the county's grain-farming economy in the late 1830s.","narrative":"Set on an elevated brow of land above Hunns Lake Road in Stanford, this timber-frame farmhouse was built around 1839 for Henry Pulver. It follows the upright-and-flanker form, with a two-story center block and a monumental four-column Doric portico flanked by lower single-story wings. The foundation is local limestone, and the pediment carries a carved eagle. Inside, the original plan survives, including a turned newel stair, shouldered door and window surrounds, and a kitchen hearth with bake oven. A modern rear wing was added but is largely hidden from the road. A frame barn and an icehouse also contribute to the property. The house is long attributed to carpenter-builder Nathaniel Lockwood, Jr., who worked in the Stanford area. It was listed because it is a mature, well-preserved example of Greek Revival design in rural Dutchess County, built when the county was a leading grain producer. The Pulver family farmed the surrounding land for generations.","period_of_significance":"c. 1839-c. 1890","architect_builder":"Nathaniel Lockwood, Jr. (long-attributed carpenter-builder)","architectural_style":"Mid-19th Century: Greek Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as a single dwelling. A modern rear wing and a swimming pool have been added, and the original barn complex northeast of the house burned down.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.569818-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/08000700.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08000700/4852f99359-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08000700/4852f99359-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:StanfordNY_PulverBirdHouse.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Magicpiano</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:StanfordNY_PulverBirdHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75317442","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulver-Bird_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7259742"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/dutchess-county/pulver-bird-house-08000700/"}