{"nrhp_refnum":"09001283","name":"Hillsdale Hamlet Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"NY Rts. 22 & 23, Anthony, Cold Water & Maple Sts., Old Town & Pill Hill Rds.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Hillsdale","county":"Columbia County","state":"NY","lat":42.18220576050007,"lon":-73.52343208176065,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2010-01-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Commerce","Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A historic district covering the hamlet of Hillsdale in southeastern Columbia County, New York, strung mainly along NY Route 23 (the old Columbia Turnpike) and nearby streets. It contains 135 contributing and 15 noncontributing resources, mostly buildings from the late 18th to early 20th centuries.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the hamlet has a remarkable collection of Federal Period buildings, including rare brick inns and houses reflecting the New England origins of its founders. It also shows the shift from Federal to Greek Revival domestic architecture, tied to turnpike traffic and local builders such as the Becker family. Later railroad and summer-tourism history added to its character.","narrative":"Hillsdale hamlet, in the southeastern corner of Columbia County, New York, grew along an early road linking western Massachusetts with the Hudson River, which became the Columbia Turnpike in 1799. Most of its properties line Route 23, with a second street to the south holding some of the oldest houses. The district contains 135 contributing resources, mainly houses, outbuildings, churches and a cemetery. Its most notable feature is a group of Federal Period buildings, including brick inns built by landholders Parla Foster and Refine Latting, whose Flemish bond facades reflect New England building traditions. Frame townhouses and farmhouses show the move from Federal to Greek Revival design during the turnpike boom of the 1830s and 1840s, with recurring entrance details linked to local carpenters of the Becker family. The railroad arrived in 1852 and brought summer tourists, who encouraged later alterations such as porches. Latting's inn has operated as a hotel or tavern continuously to the present.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Local builders including the Becker family of carpenters (Peter J. Becker and relatives); Arthur J. Stever, architect, is mentioned","architectural_style":"Early Republic (Federal); Mid-19th Century (Greek Revival, Gothic Revival); Late Victorian (Italianate, Second Empire)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Several buildings remain in use, including a continuously operating hotel/tavern and a former inn that now serves as a restaurant; current functions include dwellings, stores, library, churches and cemetery.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:47.961368-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/09001283.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09001283/c1fe630824-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09001283/c1fe630824-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Elisa.rolle","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hillsdale,_NY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Elisa.rolle</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:Hillsdale,_NY.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75317010","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillsdale_Hamlet_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5763784"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/columbia-county/hillsdale-hamlet-historic-district-09001283/"}