{"nrhp_refnum":"73001208","name":"Palatine Bridge Freight House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"E of Palatine Bridge on NY 5","address_restricted":false,"city":"Palatine Bridge","county":"Montgomery County","state":"NY","lat":42.91019124200005,"lon":-74.56591769699997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-03-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story limestone freight house at the eastern end of the village of Palatine Bridge, Montgomery County, New York, between Route 5 and the New York Central Railroad tracks. It was probably built in the 1850s, though the date 1861 is painted on a rafter.","why_significant":"The building is an impressive functional stone structure tied to the expansion and consolidation of New York railroad lines in the 1850s. It is the earliest surviving freight station in its area. It was one of the storage points for freight moving through the Mohawk Valley and is probably connected with railroad agent and sleeping car inventor Webster Wagner.","narrative":"This long, low limestone freight house sits at the eastern edge of Palatine Bridge, wedged between Route 5 and the New York Central tracks, with the Mohawk River just beyond. Roughly three hundred feet long and thirty feet wide, it has gray coursed rubble walls, seven evenly spaced openings on each long side, and a low gabled roof with overhanging eaves. Inside, two hewn queen post trusses at the center support a hoist, though the platform scales have collapsed. It was probably built in the 1850s, although 1861 is painted on a rafter. That decade saw freight traffic grow after canal tolls on railroad freight were abolished and the New York Central was formed in 1852, prompting heavy spending on freight houses. The building served as a storage point for goods moving through the Mohawk Valley and is the earliest surviving freight station in its area. It is probably linked to Webster Wagner, a local station agent and sleeping car inventor. It is no longer in use.","period_of_significance":"1850's","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition and altered; the freight house is not used today.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:38.854621-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/73001208.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75319032","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palatine_Bridge_Freight_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7126806"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/montgomery-county/palatine-bridge-freight-house-73001208/"}