{"nrhp_refnum":"76001285","name":"Stone Arch Bridge","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"N of Kenoza Lake on NY 52","address_restricted":false,"city":"Kenoza Lake","county":"Sullivan County","state":"NY","lat":41.74803941700003,"lon":-74.95366593899996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-12-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Engineering","Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-arch stone masonry road bridge over the East Branch Callicoon Creek near Kenoza Lake, Sullivan County, New York, built about 1873 by Henry and Philip Hembdt. It is now the focal point of a small county park.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it a fine surviving example of vernacular bridge construction and the last remaining three-arch masonry bridge in the Upper Delaware watershed. It reflects the traditional craft skills of its German immigrant builders and was built when stone had fallen out of favor for bridges. It also stood on a route important to settlement, mail delivery, and the farming, lumber and tanning economy.","narrative":"Spanning the East Branch Callicoon Creek near Kenoza Lake in Sullivan County, this three-arch stone bridge was built around 1873 by German immigrant brothers Henry Hembdt, a stonemason, and Philip Hembdt, a carpenter. The arches and upstream ice breakers are mortared hand-cut native stone, while the rest of the structure is dry masonry. Wooden forms supported the arches during construction, which removed the need for a specially cut keystone. It replaced a wooden bridge that collapsed under a load of hemlock bark bound for a tannery. The bridge carried traffic on a road that supported settlement, mail delivery, farming, timbering and tanning until it closed in 1955 and a new bridge was built downstream. It is the last remaining three-arch masonry bridge in the Upper Delaware watershed and was built when stone had largely given way to wood and iron. Concrete bases were added for stabilization, and it now anchors a county park.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Henry & Philip Hembdt","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"No longer used for automobile traffic; closed in 1955 when a new bridge was built downstream. It is the focal point of a county park and is in fair condition, with concrete bases added for stabilization.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:38.949965-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/76001285.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001285/93f7025fa5-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001285/93f7025fa5-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Vonsky87","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stone_Arch_Bridge,_Kenoza_Lake_NY.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Vonsky87</a>, <a href=\"https://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:Stone_Arch_Bridge,_Kenoza_Lake_NY.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75322421","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_Arch_Bridge_(Kenoza_Lake,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7618861"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/sullivan-county/stone-arch-bridge-76001285/"}