{"nrhp_refnum":"10000484","name":"Overlook","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1 Overlook Dr","address_restricted":false,"city":"Little Falls","county":"Herkimer County","state":"NY","lat":43.05048878800005,"lon":-74.86065377399996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2010-07-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Invention"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Overlook is a three-story Late Victorian Romanesque limestone mansion built about 1889 on a high bluff above Little Falls, Herkimer County, New York. It sits on roughly nine acres with a carriage house, a garage and two contributing structures.","why_significant":"The nomination presents Overlook as an exceptional work by Syracuse architect Archimedes Russell, notable for its fortress-like Romanesque massing, Chateauesque roofline and richly varied interior detailing. It also preserves the character of a large late nineteenth century farmstead estate above the city.","narrative":"Overlook is a three-story limestone mansion completed around 1889 on a high bluff above Little Falls, New York. It occupies a level plateau cut from the mountainside, with a vertical limestone cliff rising behind it to roof height. The house has an irregular plan, rough-faced limestone walls, red sandstone trim, three round and two polygonal towers, and a lively roofline of spires, pinnacled gables and elaborately corbelled chimneys. Archimedes Russell, a prolific Syracuse architect who completed nearly 850 commissions, designed it. Its massive walls and fortress-like towers reflect the Romanesque style, while other details recall the Chateauesque. Inside, oak paneling, parquet floors, individually designed fireplaces in the public rooms and twelve bedrooms, and stained glass at the main stair show deliberate variety. The property also includes a carriage house, a retaining wall and an arched footbridge to the cliff. It was recognized for its architecture and its association with Russell's work.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Archimedes Russell (architect)","architectural_style":"Late Victorian: Romanesque (with Chateauesque elements)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as a single dwelling; some windows are missing glass, the west porch has collapsed, and part of the interior was altered during its use as a bed and breakfast.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:48.643898-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/10000484.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10000484/e304c2c168-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10000484/e304c2c168-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LittleFallsNY_OverlookMansion.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Magicpiano</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:LittleFallsNY_OverlookMansion.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75318172","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overlook_(Little_Falls,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7113806"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/herkimer-county/overlook-10000484/"}