{"nrhp_refnum":"09000479","name":"Rockefeller, Simeon, House","other_names":["Rockefeller Tavern"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"524 Columbia Co. Rte. 8","address_restricted":false,"city":"Germantown","county":"Columbia County","state":"NY","lat":42.13233951400008,"lon":-73.86144528299997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2009-07-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Community Planning and Development","Exploration/Settlement"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-part stone and frame house, also known as Rockefeller Tavern, at 524 County Route 8 near Germantown, Columbia County, New York. The stone core dates to c. 1755 and a large frame addition was built c. 1800.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is architecturally significant because the c. 1800 frame addition wrapped around an earlier Dutch-tradition stone house, showing how the region's vernacular building developed around 1800. It is also tied to the Rockefeller family's settlement of East Camp. Simeon Rockefeller, Jr. (Simon), a local civic leader, expanded the house, and it hosted Germantown's first official town meeting in April 1808.","narrative":"Near the hamlet of Germantown in Columbia County, this house grew in two stages. Simeon Rockefeller, whose father Diell settled the German community of East Camp, built the original stone section around 1755 in the Hudson Valley Dutch tradition. About 1800, his son Simon Rockefeller added a large frame section to the east, raised the stone part to two full stories and gave the front a two-tiered verandah. The house then served as a tavern, and the older stone room probably worked as the tap room. Inside, Dutch-style beams and hardware sit beside Federal-style woodwork. The house also hosted Germantown's first official town meeting in April 1808. Simon Rockefeller later served as town supervisor and in the State Assembly. A frame barn also stands on the property. The house is recognized for its architecture, its early settlement history and its link to the Rockefeller family.","period_of_significance":"c. 1755-1900","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Colonial: Dutch Colonial; Early Republic: Federal","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Historically a tavern and single dwelling; the form lists its current function as a single dwelling. Renovations in the 1980s restored some earlier plan elements.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:48.146242-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/09000479.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75317063","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simeon_Rockefeller_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7517640"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/columbia-county/rockefeller-simeon-house-09000479/"}