{"nrhp_refnum":"72000891","name":"Watson, James, House","other_names":["Mission of Our Lady of the Rosary","Shrine of Blessed Elizabet"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"7 State St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"New York","county":"Manhattan","state":"NY","lat":40.702615553000044,"lon":-74.01368692299997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1972-07-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story Federal-style brick townhouse at 7 State Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City, built in two sections: the east portion in 1793 and the west portion with a curved portico in 1806.","why_significant":"It is the last of the Federal townhouses that once lined State Street, which was laid out near the end of the 18th century as a street of impressive residences. Its curved colonnaded portico solved the problem of the bend in the street. The 1793 section has been attributed to John McComb. A 1964-65 restoration returned the house to its original appearance.","narrative":"Number 7 State Street in Lower Manhattan is a Federal-style brick townhouse built in two stages. The eastern section, two bays of a larger five-bay house, went up in 1793 for James Watson, who later sold off the easternmost part to a neighbor. The western section followed in 1806 under owner Moses Rogers. Because State Street bends at this spot, the addition was fitted with a large curved portico, with square wood piers on the ground floor and slender Ionic columns above. The 1793 portion has been attributed to John McComb, better known for his work on New York's City Hall. The house has three stories, an attic, Flemish bond brickwork, and a wood cornice with modillions and a balustrade. State Street once held many grand residences, and this is the last Federal townhouse remaining there. A 1964-65 restoration, based on an 1859 print, returned its original appearance, making it a rare surviving example of Federal-period urban architecture.","period_of_significance":"18th and 19th centuries; east portion 1793, west portion 1806","architect_builder":"Attributed to John McComb (1793 portion)","architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in excellent condition, occupied and in religious use; restored in 1964-65, with dormers removed in 1964.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:39.643683-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/72000891.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72000891/016524cd53-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72000891/016524cd53-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 2.0","author":"ajay_suresh","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_Watson_House_Shrine_of_St._Elizabeth_Ann_Bayley_Seton_(52302550299).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">ajay_suresh</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_Watson_House_Shrine_of_St._Elizabeth_Ann_Bayley_Seton_(52302550299).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320049","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Watson_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2687425"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/manhattan/watson-james-house-72000891/"}