{"nrhp_refnum":"73001173","name":"Bronson, Dr. Oliver, House and Stables","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"S of Hudson off U.S. 9","address_restricted":false,"city":"Hudson","county":"Columbia County","state":"NY","lat":42.243208028000026,"lon":-73.78533356899999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-02-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Federal-style country house and a separate stables building on a rise overlooking the Hudson River, on U.S. Route 9 in Hudson, Columbia County, New York. The house probably dates from before 1820, and both buildings were reworked or designed by Alexander Jackson Davis.","why_significant":"The house was altered in 1839 and 1849 by Alexander Jackson Davis to give it a picturesque, rural character. The 1839 work and stables are very early examples of the American 'Bracketed' style, with rare bracket designs. The stables are the only Hudson River bracketed-style stables known to have been designed by Davis. The interior retains fine Federal woodwork and an elliptical stair.","narrative":"Set on the brow of a steep rise above the Hudson River, this country house in Hudson, New York, looks west toward the Catskill Mountains. It began as an elegant Federal-style dwelling, probably built before 1820 by an unknown builder. Dr. Oliver Bronson bought it in the late 1830s and hired architect Alexander Jackson Davis to remodel it in 1839 and again in 1849. Davis added projecting bracketed eaves, designed a Palladian-form stables south of the house, and later built a west addition with an Italianate tower, octagonal ends and bay windows. The brackets on both buildings are unusual, and the stables are the only Hudson River bracketed-style stables known to be Davis's work. Inside, an elliptical stair spirals through three stories, and the northeast parlor has a notable Federal doorway and mantel. The house later became part of a state training school's grounds and was vacant when nominated, still keeping a largely rural setting.","period_of_significance":"19th Century","architect_builder":"Alexander Jackson Davis (alterations 1839 and 1849, and stables); original builder unknown","architectural_style":"Federal, with Bracketed and Italianate alterations by Davis","criteria":[],"status_note":"The form says the house is vacant while efforts are made to secure its future use and preservation. It was formerly the residence of the director of a state training school. Alterations include a fire escape, an enclosed west porch and a missing roof balustrade.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:39.303672-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/73001173.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001173/3997ae4fee-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001173/3997ae4fee-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Lvklock","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dr._Oliver_Bronson_House_and_Estate.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Lvklock</a>, <a href=\"https://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:Dr._Oliver_Bronson_House_and_Estate.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75316958","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Bronson_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7087420"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/columbia-county/bronson-dr-oliver-house-and-stables-73001173/"}