{"nrhp_refnum":"73001266","name":"Dellemont-Wemple Farm","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"W of Schenectady on Wemple Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Schenectady","county":"Schenectady County","state":"NY","lat":42.77304713850006,"lon":-74.00861933881147,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-10-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture","Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A farm complex on Wemple Road in the town of Rotterdam, west of Schenectady, New York, with a gambrel-roofed brick farmhouse thought to date from about 1790, a Dutch barn, an old burial ground and a chicken house on about 90 acres of pasture and woods.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the farmhouse is unusual for how intact its exterior remains, and that its Dutch barn and rural setting have also survived close to the city. The barn retains much original fabric, including wooden hinges on the wagon doors, original clapboarding, martin holes and massive framing. The property is also tied to the Dellemont family, who held it for three generations.","narrative":"At the end of a tree-shaded lane in Rotterdam, west of Schenectady, a farm of about 90 acres preserves a gambrel-roofed brick farmhouse, a Dutch barn, an old burial ground and a chicken house. The house is thought to have been built around 1790, though it may be earlier. Its small bricks are laid in Dutch cross bond, and the stone foundation is capped by a brick water table. Its roofline and exterior are largely unchanged, though the window sashes, mantels and staircase were replaced roughly a century before the nomination. The barn may date from 1770 or earlier. It keeps much original clapboarding, massive framing, martin holes and wooden hinges on its wagon doors, and a leading study of Dutch barns praised it as splendid. The farm is linked to the Dellemont family, whose members were farmers, militia members and church officers, and who held the land for three generations. It was recognized for its architecture and its role in agriculture and early settlement.","period_of_significance":"c1770-1790","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Early Dutch style gambrel-roofed farmhouse and Dutch barn","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as good and altered, on its original site; used as a private residence and occupied.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:39.030851-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/73001266.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321669","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dellemont%E2%80%93Wemple_Farm","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5254208"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/schenectady-county/dellemont-wemple-farm-73001266/"}