{"nrhp_refnum":"10000593","name":"Seeley, Erskine L., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"46 Main St","address_restricted":false,"city":"Stamford","county":"Delaware County","state":"NY","lat":42.40979255800005,"lon":-74.61295918399998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2010-08-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-one-half-story wood-frame Queen Anne style house at 46 Main Street in the village of Stamford, Delaware County, New York, built in 1890 for Erskine L. Seeley, with a small carriage house converted to a garage.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a distinctive, intact example of late nineteenth century residential architecture in Stamford, embodying the Queen Anne style through complex massing and abundant applied decoration. It retains exceptional integrity, especially in its interior plan and details. It also reflects the village's railroad and resort-era prosperity.","narrative":"Built in 1890 at 46 Main Street in Stamford, Delaware County, this two-and-one-half-story wood-frame house was constructed for Erskine L. Seeley, a leather merchant and prominent village figure who served as fire chief, village trustee and bank director. He replaced his father's earlier house on the lot. The house shows the Queen Anne style through its mix of hipped and gabled roofs, canted bay windows, scroll-sawn brackets, decorated vergeboards, a sunburst ornament in the front gable, and four small porches. Inside, an irregular plan includes a carved staircase, pocket doors, small-pane glass doors, hardwood floors and built-in pantry cabinets. Vinyl windows and some replaced porch rails are later changes, but original frames, lintels, shutters and interior finishes remain. No designer or builder has been identified, and the design may have come from a builder's catalogue. A small carriage house, later a garage, is also included. The house reflects the prosperity that followed the railroad's arrival in 1872.","period_of_significance":"1890","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late Victorian (Queen Anne)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as a single dwelling; the form notes some replaced windows, porch rails and steps, but original interior finishes survive.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:48.109492-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/10000593.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75317265","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erskine_L._Seeley_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5395837"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/delaware-county/seeley-erskine-l-house-10000593/"}