{"nrhp_refnum":"11001025","name":"Garnsey, Nathan, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1453 NY 146","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rexford","county":"Saratoga County","state":"NY","lat":42.87205362000006,"lon":-73.86644413009839,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2012-01-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-a-half story brick farmhouse at 1453 Route 146 in Rexford, Town of Clifton Park, Saratoga County, New York, built 1789-1791 by brick mason Jehiel Robbins for Nathan Garnsey, with a c1850 barn on the property.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a rare surviving late-eighteenth-century farmhouse in Clifton Park, built in the New England center-chimney plan by Connecticut settlers and showing early Federal style features. Its patterned diaper brickwork links it to the Payne House in Washington County, also tied to Jehiel Robbins. The house has also been occupied by the Garnsey family since construction and retains a high degree of interior integrity.","narrative":"Built between 1789 and 1791 on Route 146 in Rexford, in the Town of Clifton Park, this five-bay brick farmhouse was raised for Nathan Garnsey, a settler from Connecticut. Its center chimney reflects New England building habits, while the symmetrical facade, elliptical fanlight, fluted pilasters, boxed cornice returns and gable lunettes show early Federal style influence. A brick at the rear carries the name of builder Jehiel Robbins, and the walls display a zigzag diaper pattern now hidden under white paint. Inside, the original plan survives, with a winding box stair, carved mantels, built-in cupboards, rope-twist crown moulding and a kitchen hearth with bake oven. A c1850 barn also contributes to the property. The house is considered significant as a rare late-eighteenth-century farmhouse in the town, as a fine example of vernacular interpretation of high-style trends, and for its link to the Payne House, which has matching brickwork and a Robbins-signed brick. Garnsey family members have lived there since it was built.","period_of_significance":"1789-c1850","architect_builder":"Jehiel Robbins","architectural_style":"Early Republic: Federal","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a single-family dwelling; the interior retains a high degree of integrity, with a 1990 rear addition and a summer kitchen ell of unknown date.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:48.52061-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/11001025.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11001025/786ee00719-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11001025/786ee00719-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Peter Flass","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nathan_Garnsey_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Peter Flass</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nathan_Garnsey_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321580","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Garnsey_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23091628"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/saratoga-county/garnsey-nathan-house-11001025/"}