{"nrhp_refnum":"74001301","name":"Sloat House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"19 Orange Tpke.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Sloatsburg","county":"Rockland County","state":"NY","lat":41.15072803400005,"lon":-74.19339289499999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1974-11-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Military","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-part stone, brick and clapboard house at 19 Orange Turnpike (Route 17) in Sloatsburg, Rockland County, New York. The rear wing dates traditionally to 1755 and the main front section to 1813-14, built by the Sloat family.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an early mansion tied to prominent people and events in the settlement of the Ramapo River Valley. It shows the common practice of adding a mansion to a modest early structure, so it holds evidence of two centuries of building practice. It served as a meeting place, tavern, inn and stage stop, and was linked to Revolutionary-era meetings, a stay by George Washington, and Rear Admiral John Drake Sloat.","narrative":"Standing on the west side of Route 17 in Sloatsburg, this house grew in two stages: a 1½-story rear wing traditionally dated to 1755, and a larger four-square front section believed to have been built in 1813-14. The front is rough stone with a brick facade, a full-length porch and a Federal doorway opening onto a broad hall with a U-shaped staircase. Greek Revival trim and mid-19th-century dormers were added later. A stage-coach barn, a carriage house and a well house survive on the lot. The Sloat family owned the property for about 150 years. It served as a tavern, inn, stage stop and meeting place, hosting a 1774 committee meeting and, by one account, a visit from General George Washington in 1779. Captain John Sloat, shot in its doorway during the Revolution, was the father of Rear Admiral John Drake Sloat, who claimed California for the United States in 1846. Widening of Route 17 has brought the house close to the road.","period_of_significance":"18th and 19th centuries (specific dates not given)","architect_builder":"Stephen Slot (rear wing, c. 1755); Isaac Sloat (probably the main front section, 1813-14)","architectural_style":"Four-square form with Federal doorway and later Greek Revival trim","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as in good condition, basically unaltered, on its original site, and occupied as a private residence at the time of nomination.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:39.033813-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/74001301.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74001301/faa3f8e7f4-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74001301/faa3f8e7f4-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Daniel Case","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sloat_House,_Sloatsburg,_NY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Case</a>, <a href=\"http://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:Sloat_House,_Sloatsburg,_NY.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321502","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloat_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7541117"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/rockland-county/sloat-house-74001301/"}