{"nrhp_refnum":"10000332","name":"Silvernail Homestead","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"383 Poole Hill Rd","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ancram","county":"Columbia County","state":"NY","lat":42.029634144000056,"lon":-73.62267531199996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2010-06-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":[],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Greek Revival style farmhouse with Italianate details on Poole Hill Road, about two miles south of Ancram hamlet in Columbia County, New York, with a carriage barn and a small dwelling foundation on an approximately 11-acre property. The house developed from an earlier story-and-a-half dwelling, with dates of c. 1800, c. 1840 and c. 1860.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a well-preserved example of 19th-century rural domestic architecture in Columbia County, whose Greek Revival and Italianate features track the growth of the farming family that lived there. It is also tied to the Silvernail family, Palatine German settlers who farmed this land on the former Livingston Manor over five generations. It is listed under Criterion C for architecture and Criterion A for exploration/settlement.","narrative":"Set in a hollow beside Poole Hill Road, south of the hamlet of Ancram in Columbia County, this timber-frame farmhouse grew in stages from an earlier story-and-a-half dwelling into a tall, five-bay Greek Revival main block with a rear ell and lean-to. Pedimented gable ends, corner pilasters, eared door and window surrounds and a porch with Doric piers define its look, while paneled doors and a turned newel post reflect Italianate influence. The property also includes a carriage barn and the foundation of a small second dwelling. The Silvernail family, Palatine German settlers on the former Livingston Manor, occupied the homestead for five generations. John Silvernail bought the farm from Robert LeRoy Livingston in 1825, an unusual sale in a region of tenant farms. By 1855 it was a large operation with 450 improved acres and a household of family and farm workers. The property was recognized for its architecture and for the family's settlement of the land.","period_of_significance":"c. 1800-c. 1860","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Mid-19th Century: Greek Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Current function is listed as single dwelling, the same as its historic function. Some interior areas were rebuilt after fire-related water damage.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:47.907256-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/10000332.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75317069","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvernail_Homestead","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7516756"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/columbia-county/silvernail-homestead-10000332/"}