{"nrhp_refnum":"09000305","name":"Cauldwell, William, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"51 Peconic Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Noyac","county":"Suffolk County","state":"NY","lat":40.99197777200004,"lon":-72.37244159099998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2009-05-04","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Literature","Politics/Government"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story Queen Anne-style summer cottage at 51 Peconic Avenue in Noyac, Town of Southampton, Suffolk County, New York, built in 1892 overlooking Hog Neck Bay for New York State Senator William Cauldwell.","why_significant":"The nomination argues significance under Criterion C as an intact late-nineteenth century seasonal residence with its original floorplan, windows and finishes. It is also significant under Criterion B for its link to Cauldwell (1824-1907), a New York City politician and newspaper editor, and is the last known surviving property tied to his life and career. It is also one of the last intact summer homes from the Noyac Cottage Association era.","narrative":"Built in 1892 on the shore of Hog Neck Bay in Noyac, this eleven-room wood-frame cottage was the summer retreat of William Cauldwell, a New York State senator and newspaper editor. It is a three-story Queen Anne house with a steep side-gabled roof, a wraparound bayside porch, copper-hooded dormers, a third-floor sleeping porch and bands of saw-tooth clapboarding. A porte cochère on the street side shelters a circular drive. Inside, the original floor plan, varnished wood surfaces, doors, colored-glass windows and some of Cauldwell's furnishings remain, and the walls are cross-braced. Cauldwell joined the Noyac Cottage Association, a short-lived seasonal community formed in 1888, and later became one of its last surviving house examples. He represented Morrisania in the State Senate from 1868 to 1879 and pushed for its 1874 annexation to New York City. The cottage is the last known surviving property tied to him, and it was listed for both its architecture and his legacy.","period_of_significance":"1892-1907","architect_builder":"unknown","architectural_style":"Queen Anne","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Retains its original interior and exterior with little alteration; not winterized, so it is boarded up each fall and not suitable for year-round use. Listed as a private residence.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.590434-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/09000305.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75322059","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Cauldwell_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8006635"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/suffolk-county/cauldwell-william-house-09000305/"}