{"nrhp_refnum":"66000575","name":"Mount, William Sydney, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Gould Rd. and NY 25","address_restricted":false,"city":"Stony Brook","county":"Suffolk County","state":"NY","lat":40.90795867189631,"lon":-73.137227494907,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1966-10-15","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"1965-12-21","areas_of_significance":["Art"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story clapboarded frame house at State Route 25 and Gould Road in Stony Brook, Suffolk County, New York. Its oldest section was built in 1725 by Eleazer Hawkins as an ordinary (tavern), with a front portion added in 1810 and a later addition.","why_significant":"The house was the home and studio of painter William Sydney Mount (1807-1868) from 1836 until his death. Mount's genre paintings are described as faithful portrayals of the people and land of his native Long Island. The attic studio and a door bearing his name in gold paint survive.","narrative":"This two-story white clapboard house in Stony Brook, Long Island, began in 1725 as an ordinary, or tavern, built by Eleazer Hawkins, the maternal grandfather of painter William Sydney Mount. A front portion was added in 1810, followed by a later addition. Mount lived here from 1836 until his death in 1868 and painted the people and scenes around him. The attic served as his studio, and a door on the second floor still carries his name in gold on a red oval. The old ordinary kitchen has been restored to its 19th-century look using one of Mount's own sketches. Original details such as chestnut walls, chair rails and a Queen Anne door knocker remain. Outbuildings include a barn, carriage shed, corn crib and a small stone well house, though most postdate Mount's time. The house was landmarked because Mount's genre paintings, including Eel Spearing at Setauket, are seen as an unusually faithful record of his local environment. It is owned by a museum organization and used as a residence.","period_of_significance":"1807 to 1868, Mount's occupancy","architect_builder":"Eleazar Hawkins","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Owned by the Museums of Stony Brook but used as a private residence; open to visitors by appointment only. The attic is not in regular use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:39.480316-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/66000575_NHL.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/66000575/4d6d8ac6de-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/66000575/4d6d8ac6de-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Unidentified photographer","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Sidney_Mount.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Unidentified photographer</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Sidney_Mount.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75316079","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Sidney_Mount_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8018431"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/suffolk-county/mount-william-sydney-house-66000575/"}