{"nrhp_refnum":"72000833","name":"Italian Center","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"225-227 Mill St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Poughkeepsie","county":"Dutchess County","state":"NY","lat":41.706500842000025,"lon":-73.92938990299996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1972-04-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A former private townhouse at 225-227 Mill Street in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York, built in the Queen Anne style with red brick walls, stone rustication, a round tower and a wraparound veranda.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as an elaborate Queen Anne townhouse that shows the affluence of the Mill Street families when that street was a social center for Poughkeepsie. Historic maps show the house growing from a simple L-shaped plan to a more ornate form, with the tower and porch added by 1891. Its combination of stone and brick work is described as highly romantic and interesting.","narrative":"This red brick townhouse at 225-227 Mill Street in Poughkeepsie is an elaborate example of Queen Anne design. The main block rises two stories, with three-story gables and a round tower that has a tall peaked cap of fish-scale slate. Heavy stone rustication marks the corners and window openings, and a veranda with turned wooden columns and a grid railing runs across the south front to the entrance doors. Stained glass, interior woodwork and fireplaces were added in the late nineteenth century. Historic maps trace its growth from a simple L-shaped plan in 1857 and 1876, to a rear wing by 1887, to the circular tower and ornate porch shown in 1891. The house reflects the wealth of Mill Street families, when that street was a social center for the city. It later became a private social club for Americans of Italian extraction, whose members have planned renovation and enlargement while keeping the original forms and dark red brickwork.","period_of_significance":"19th Century","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Queen Anne","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition and unaltered; now used by a private social club for Americans of Italian extraction, which is planning renovation and enlargement.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:38.813523-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/72000833.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72000833/d18531a546-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72000833/d18531a546-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Daniel Case","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Italian_Center,_Poughkeepsie,_NY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Case</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Italian_Center,_Poughkeepsie,_NY.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"72000834","name":"Mill Street-North Clover Street Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/mill-street-north-clover-street-historic-district-72000834/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75317382","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_Center","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6092684"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/dutchess-county/italian-center-72000833/"}