{"nrhp_refnum":"73001233","name":"Hutchinson, Gen. Orrin, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"4311 W. Seneca Tpke.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Onondaga","county":"Onondaga County","state":"NY","lat":42.99477995400008,"lon":-76.21548935799996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-04-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, L-shaped masonry house at 4311 West Seneca Turnpike in Onondaga, Onondaga County, New York, built around 1812 along the Seneca Turnpike outside Syracuse.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it one of the finest examples of central New York's early nineteenth century regional architecture, showing Dutch influence in its crow-stepped gables and unusual cigar-shaped porch columns. Its interior woodwork is described as exceptionally fine and rare. It is also tied to the Hutchinson family, including General Orrin Hutchinson of the militia.","narrative":"Overlooking the Seneca Turnpike outside Syracuse, this L-shaped, two-story stone house was built around 1812, when the turnpike was newly completed and Onondaga County was still frontier country. Its coursed rubble walls and crow-stepped gable ends reflect Dutch Hudson Valley influence, while the rear wing's galleries rest on unusual cigar-shaped columns. Inside, the carved woodwork is the most prized feature: miniature colonnettes, elliptical fans and delicately scaled mantels show remarkable craftsmanship. The land was settled by James Hutchinson of Connecticut in 1802. His son Orrin, a town supervisor and brigadier general in the militia, inherited it in 1826, and the house has carried the General Hutchinson name since. Tradition holds that it may have served as a tavern or inn for turnpike travelers. After a period of vacancy in the 1940s, later owners restored the interiors, which remained largely unchanged. It was listed for its architectural quality and its role in the region's settlement.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (c. 1812)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Early nineteenth century central New York regional style with Dutch influence and late colonial New England woodwork","criteria":[],"status_note":"Fair condition, altered, on its original site; in use as a restaurant at the time of nomination (operated since January 1972).","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:38.703249-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/73001233.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001233/aca2f178e7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001233/aca2f178e7-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Lvklock","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GeneralHutchinsonHousefront.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Lvklock</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GeneralHutchinsonHousefront.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320371","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gen._Orrin_Hutchinson_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5530815"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/onondaga-county/hutchinson-gen-orrin-house-73001233/"}