{"nrhp_refnum":"73001244","name":"Haskell House","other_names":["The Hermitage"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"W of New Windsor off NY 32","address_restricted":false,"city":"New Windsor","county":"Orange County","state":"NY","lat":41.480781267000054,"lon":-74.04198990799995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-06-04","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-a-half-story early log and braced-frame house, also called The Hermitage, located west of Route 32 in New Windsor, Orange County, New York. A house stood on the site by 1729, and it was built by John Haskell.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as a rare surviving New York example of early log construction applied on a large scale to a manor house. It was also a focal point in New Windsor's development and was the homestead of a 2000-acre patent granted to Haskell in 1724. During the Revolutionary War, Army medical officers were quartered there.","narrative":"Sheltered by the rocky ledges of Snake Hill, this two-and-a-half-story house west of Route 32 in New Windsor was built by John Haskell, a military officer and steward to colonial governor Robert Hunter. A house stood here by 1729, and Haskell received a 2000-acre patent in 1724. Known as the Hermitage, it served as his country residence, where he reportedly conducted agricultural experiments. The first story is made of squared logs with half-capped corners, and the second story is braced frame filled with clay. The cellar is cut into the rock slope. Later owners included Evan Jones, the Dusenberry family and the Walter Vail family. During the Revolutionary War, two Army medical officers were quartered in the house. It was listed as a rare New York example of early log construction on a large scale. At the time of listing it was vacant and deteriorating, though much original fabric remained.","period_of_significance":"18th Century","architect_builder":"John Haskell","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as vacant, unoccupied and in deteriorating condition, with much original fabric intact.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:39.186915-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/73001244.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001244/0585a986d7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001244/0585a986d7-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Mark Zook, Photographer","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Haskell_House,_Windsor_Highway_(Route_32),_New_Windsor_(Orange_County,_New_York).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark Zook, Photographer</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Haskell_House,_Windsor_Highway_(Route_32),_New_Windsor_(Orange_County,_New_York).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320664","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haskell_House_(New_Windsor,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5679207"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/orange-county/haskell-house-73001244/"}