{"nrhp_refnum":"09000910","name":"Rayfiel, David, House","other_names":["The Sacandaga Glass House","\"Shelter for David Rayfiel\""],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1266 Kathan Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Day","county":"Saratoga County","state":"NY","lat":43.30117990600007,"lon":-73.94289265199995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2009-11-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-and-a-half-story Modern Movement house at 1266 Kathan Road in the Town of Day, Saratoga County, New York, on the southern bank of Great Sacandaga Lake. It was built in 1958 and designed by George Lawrence Moore.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a rare and distinctive example of Modern Movement residential design in the Adirondack foothills. Its glass curtain-wall facade, simple geometry and flat roof contrast with the region's more conservative buildings and invite comparison to Philip Johnson's Glass House. It also retains an unusually high degree of integrity.","narrative":"Built in 1958 on the southern shore of Great Sacandaga Lake in the Town of Day, this small house is a Modern Movement design by architect George Lawrence Moore. It measures about 32 feet wide and 20 feet deep, with a flat roof, brick side walls and a lakefront facade made entirely of glass in three symmetrical bays. The street side has ribbon windows separated by wood panels painted red, white, yellow and blue, a reference to the art of Piet Mondrian. Inside, an open plan with exposed brick, a built-in hearth area and a floating staircase leads to a bedroom loft. Screenwriter David Rayfiel commissioned the house as a retreat and wrote many of his screenplays there. The nomination values it chiefly as architecture: a rare, well-preserved example of Modernism in a region of mostly traditional, pitched-roof buildings, often compared with Philip Johnson's Glass House in Connecticut.","period_of_significance":"1958","architect_builder":"George Lawrence Moore","architectural_style":"Modern Movement","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Historic and current function is single dwelling; the site includes a non-historic carport and replacement windows matching the originals.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:48.407926-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/09000910.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321612","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Rayfiel_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5238927"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/saratoga-county/rayfiel-david-house-09000910/"}